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Noah Kisiel

Noah Kisiel '26 was a 2024-26 Hackworth Fellow and part of the Campus Ethics Team.

 

Nine obligations gating responsible release of companion AIs. A summary of inquiry by Noah Kisiel, a 2025-26 Hackworth Fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Access the video of Noah's 2026 Showcase presentation on AI Companions.

 

About Noah Kisiel '26

Noah Kisiel Hackworth

Noah graduated from Santa Clara University with a double-major in Philosophy and Political Science and a Classics minor. He intends to attend a doctoral program in Philosophy, specializing in normative ethics grounded in ancient philosophy in Greco-Roman and ancient Chinese traditions. As a Hackworth fellow, he explored ethical uses of AI within academia, as well as the underlying teleological conditions that motivate students to abdicate authentically pursuing learning in favor of AI doing their schoolwork. This involved examining product and grade-based relationships with school versus a commitment to the processes through which learning occurs. 

 

 

Aug 31, 2026
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