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Bio

Michael is the Group Coordinator for the NeuroComputational Ethics Research Group (NCERG). He is a PhD candidate at NCSU in the Communications, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program. He hopes to examine science literacy and the public perception of the credibility of science in his research. He is interested in learning how to effectively communicate science to laypeople and how to teach scientists to communicate their research effectively. He is a former U.S. Navy nuclear operator and, before joining the group, earned a BS in Psychology, a BS in Neuroscience, and an MA in Bioethics, Tech Ethics, and Science Policy. Michael is the managing editor of the American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience. He is working on various NCERG projects, including those that examine the morality of traffic decisions, the ethics of artificial intelligence, and the regulation of brain-related medical devices. Furthermore, he is a research assistant and web page manager for the Centering AI on Society and Ethics Initiative at NC State. His dissertation work will examine the benefits and potential consequences of generative AI in academic publishing, especially as it pertains to non-Anglophone and marginalized scholars.

Area(s) of Expertise

I specialize in the ethics of AI, particularly large-language models (LLMS). I am especially interested in the ways in which LLMs will either challenge or reinforce societal challenges (e.g., linguistic, racial, or other demographic biases). I also research the ethics of autonomous vehicles. Additionally, I have written a chapter in two different books relating to FDA perspectives on neurological interventions (one for transcranial magnetic stimulation and one for brain computer interfaces.)

Publications

• On Undisclosed or Improper Use of Generative AI and Sanctions , AJOB Neuroscience (2026)
• Balancing Transparency and Trust: Reevaluating AI Disclosure in Healthcare , The American Journal of Bioethics (2025)
• Media representation of ethical and social issues inherent in autonomous vehicle technology , AI & Society (2025)
• Morality on the road: the ADC model in low-stakes traffic vignettes , Frontiers in Psychology (2025)
• Regulatory Perspectives on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation , Advances in neuroethics (2025)
• Aligning artificial intelligence with moral intuitions: an intuitionist approach to the alignment problem , AI and Ethics (2024)
• Embedding AI in society: ethics, policy, governance, and impacts , AI & Society (2023)
• Perspectives of Current FDA Guidance on BCI Technology , Advances in neuroethics (2023)
• Ethics in human–AI teaming: principles and perspectives , AI and Ethics (2022)

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