Research interests

Trust and cooperation
Moral Psychology
Theory of Mind
Behavioral economics

Biography

Jean-François Bonnefon, CNRS senior research director, is a cognitive psychologist whose work spans computer science, psychology, and economics, reflected in his more than 100 publications. Renowned for his expertise in moral preferences and decision-making, he is particularly recognized for his contributions to the ethics of advanced artificial intelligence, especially in autonomous driving. In 2024, he was appointed Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department (SBS) at TSE and the Institute of Advanced Studies in Toulouse (IAST). He is affiliated with TSE, IAST, the Toulouse School of Management, and the Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI). He has held several leadership roles, including Scientific Director of IAST (2021–2023). Additionally, he chaired the European Commission's expert group on the ethics of driverless mobility, leads the AI and Society program at the TSE Digital Center, and holds the Moral AI Chair at ANITI. A former Visiting Scientist at MIT, his research has been featured in leading journals such as Nature, Science, and PNAS.