About Me
Welcome! I'm a current PhD student at McMaster University.
My current research is on how responsibility for AI harms should be distributed among creators, institutions, and users, focusing on both discriminatory screening systems and large language models that are designed to invite misplaced reliance.
I completed my undergraduate degree in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in 2022.
Following that I worked for the federal government of Canada before deciding to pursue graduate studies in philosophy doing first unclassified studies at UBC and then a masters degree at the University of Waterloo which I completed in 2026.
I am always interested in collaborating on research projects. Feel free to reach out!
Education
McMaster University
PhD Philosophy
September 2026 - Present
University of Waterloo
Masters of Arts in Philosophy
Supervisor: Dr. Patrica Marino↗
September 2025 - August 2026
University of British Columbia
Unclassified Studies in Philosophy
January 2024 - August 2025
University of British Columbia
BSc in Computer Science
September 2017 - August 2022
Conferred: November 2022
Research Interests
- Philosophy of AI / AI Ethics
- Philosophy of Language
- Epistemology / Social Epistemology
- Ethics / Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy of Technology
Teaching Assistant Positions
McMaster University
- PHILOS
3Q03 Philosophy of Law
(Fall 2026)
University of Waterloo
- PHIL
145 Introduction to Critical Thinking
(Spring 2026) - PHIL
228 Ethics and AI
(Fall 2025)
News
- May 2026: I will be starting my PhD in Philosophy at McMaster University this September!
- April 2025: Starting a new position at University of Waterloo this fall.
Contact and Links
Email: hinzm
PhilPeople: matthew-hinz↗
McMaster University: Matthew Hinz↗