About

I am a Research Fellow at King's College London, Dickson Poon School of Law where I'm based at their Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy, and Law. 

Previously, I was a Research Fellow at University College London and remain an affiliate at the Digital Speech Lab. Before that, I completed a DPhil in Philosophy at Oxford. 

Here's my CV. Email: kyle.van_oosterum@kcl.ac.uk 

Research

I wrote my dissertation on the political philosophy of echo chambers (abstract here).

My research falls primarily into two strands. The first concerns the ethics of interpersonal influence: when is it permissible to intervene in others' choices for their own good, and what responsibilities arise when we guide each other's practical deliberation? In this strand, I've written about paternalism, nudging, and autonomy.

The second concerns the ethics of the digital public sphere. In this strand, I've written about echo chambers, hate speech, and the regulation of social media platforms. 

Beyond this, I am fascinated by AI and emerging technologies not because they throw up new problems but because they make the old ones more interesting. Here, I'm currently thinking about the ethics of advisory AI as well as the harms of deepfake technologies. 

When I'm not doing philosophy, I play music, watch basketball, and spend an inordinate amount of time searching for the best food in London.