Rhymes, John
D.E.C. Dawson College (International Business Studies)
B.A. The University of King's College (Philosophy, History)
M.A. Dalhousie University (Philosophy)
Drawing on work in feminist relational autonomy theory, social epistemology, and ethics in AI, my research focuses on how algorithms influence our behaviour, morals, and beliefs nonautonomously; how does AI make us think, act, behave, and believe in inauthentic, unfree ways? While my research specifically focuses on recommender systems in digital media, I am currently conducting similar investigations in generative AI.
Trained in Philosophy at Dalhousie University and The University of King’s College, I started teaching at JAC in 2025, and love my job more than anything I’ve ever done. When I’m not golfing, fishing, cooking, reading, or watching the Canadiens play, I’m probably staring at the ceiling thinking about the intricacies of some weird question for which I’m highly unqualified to answer—like whether the current state of quantum research suggests that time is a linear experience or a circular phenomenon… I have no idea!

