Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Waelen, R. & Deranty, J.P. (2026). Making AI Work: A Critical Theory of AI Production. Constellations. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8675.70053
Waelen, R. & van Wynsberghe, A. (2025). Considering the social and economic sustainability of AI. Science and Engineering Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-025-00544-1
Waelen, R. (2025). Rethinking automation and the future of work with Hannah Arendt. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-05991-1
Waelen, R. (2025). The desirability of automizing labor. An overview. Philosophy Compass, 20. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.70023
Waelen, R. (2024). Philosophical lessons for emotion recognition technology. Minds and Machines, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-024-09671-3
Waelen, R. (2024). The ethics of computer vision: An overview in terms of power. AI and Ethics, 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-023-00272-x
Waelen, R. (2023). A historical and ethical analysis of the constitutive effects of cameras. Journal of Human-Technology Relations, 1. https://doi.org/10.59490/jhtr.2023.1.7006
Waelen, R. (2023). The struggle for recognition in the age of facial recognition technology. AI and Ethics, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-022-00146-8
Waelen, R. & Wieczorek, M. (2022). The Struggle for AI’s Recognition: Understanding the Normative Implications of Gender Bias in AI with Honneth’s Theory of Recognition. Philosophy & Technology, 35(53). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00548-w
Waelen, R. (2022). Why AI Ethics is a Critical Theory. Philosophy & Technology, 35(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00507-5
Waelen, R. (2021). De zin van sterfelijkheid. Podium voor bio-ethiek, 28(2).
Book chapters
Waelen, R. (Forthcoming). Chapter 1 – Rethinking recognition in the age of AI. In R. Waelen (Ed.) Normative Relations of Recognition in the Age of AI. On Critical Theory and Technology. Springer.
Waelen, R. (Forthcoming). Chapter 11 – Towards a theory of recognition from artificial others. In R. Waelen (Ed.) Normative Relations of Recognition in the Age of AI. On Critical Theory and Technology. Springer.
Waelen, R. & Bolte, L. (2025). ‘AI, Critical Theory, and the Concept of Progress’. In M. Hähnel and R. Müller (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Philosophy of AI. Wiley.
Waelen, R. (2023). ‘A Critical Approach to AI Ethics’. In S. Lindgren (Ed.), Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Waelen, R. & Brey, P. (2022). ‘Ethical Dimension of Facial Recognition and Video Analytics in Surveillance.’ In M. Boylan, & W. Teays (Eds.), Ethics in the AI, Technology, and Information Age (pp. 217-231). Rowman & Littlefield.
Book reviews
Waelen, R. (2025). Book Review: ‘Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI’ by Muldoon, Graham, and Cant. Capital & Class. https://doi.org/10.1177/03098168251317565
Waelen, R. (2025). Simon Lindgren – A Critical Theory of AI. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02205-0
Waelen, R. (2022). Boeksbespreking ‘Wij, Robots. Een filosofische blik op technologie en AI.’ Privacy en Informatie (2).
Media
Cammers-Goodwin, S. & Waelen, R. (27 March, 2024). How much of our humanity are we willing to outsource to AI? The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/how-much-humanity-outsource-ai/
Vandemeulebroucke, T. & Waelen, R. (22 February, 2024). De materiele keerzijde van AI: Gebrek aan aandacht voor duurzaamheid. Knack, Opinie. https://www.knack.be/nieuws/technologie/de-materiele-keerzijde-van-ai-gebrek-aan-aandacht-voor-duurzaamheid/
Waelen, R. (May-December 2023). Recurring column on ‘The Ethics of Computer Vision’. Montreal AI Ethics Institute. https://montrealethics.ai/the-state-of-the-debate-on-the-ethics-of-computer-vision/
Waelen, R. (14 December, 2022). Kijk ook naar het afval van menstruatieproducten. NRC, Opinie. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/12/13/kijk-ook-naar-het-afval-van-menstratieproducten-a4151296
Waelen, R. (14 March, 2022). Research summary: ‘Why AI ethics is a critical theory’. Montreal AI Ethics Institute. https://montrealethics.ai/why-ai-ethics-is-a-critical-theory-2/
Waelen, R & Misic, J. (2021-2022). Blog series on ‘AI and Manipulation’. Rathenau Instituut. https://www.rathenau.nl/en/digitalisation/new-blog-series-ai-and-manipulation
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