PhD Research Fellow in the futures of sustainable AI (ref 257225)

Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a major breakthrough and is currently routinely promoted as the solution to a wide range of social, economic, and environmental problems. At the same time, AI gives rise serious challenges in the same domains. For example, AI systems pose risks to the principles of equality and non-discrimination, they impact work and labour markets, and they have a significant carbon and environmental footprint. 

This position entails researching the potential and limitations of AI for shaping and promoting the sustainable development through the methods of futures studies. The candidate will develop and explore creative qualitative scenarios based on speculative fiction and science fiction, with a particular emphasis on the linkages between technological change and societal change. One example is how technology interacts with moral beliefs and practices through certain mechanisms that can be used in scenario development and analysis. Others are how AI systems can change and shape human relationships (e.g. trusting relationships, care, and loving relationships) and perceptions of what it means to be human. The specific scope and focus of attention will be developed by the candidate in collaboration with the supervisor and relevant collaborators.

For more information and how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/257225/phd-research-fellow-in-the-futures-of-sustainable-ai