Dr. Ryan Jenkins is an associate professor of philosophy and a senior fellow at the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He studies the ethics of emerging technologies, especially automation, cyber war, autonomous weapons, and driverless cars. His work has appeared in journals such as Ethical Theory and Moral Practice and the Journal of Military Ethics, as well as public fora, including the Washington Post, Slate, and Forbes. He regularly consults for companies from startups to Silicon Valley Fortune 100 firms.