PhD in Philosophy of Technology

As part of the forthcoming Chair Ethics and AI, the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven invites applications for a fully funded PhD position for 4 years about ethics of AI in a global context. 

Most people agree that ethical AI is about privacy, sustainability and justice, among other things. However, in the global context of developing AI systems one can distinguish multiple ethics guidelines, which has to do with the many conceptions of privacy, sustainability and justice across cultures, regions, and traditions. Moreover, questions often arise with respect to translating an ethical principle into a technological design. Can the principle be translated, and if so, how? Therefore, the research has two goals. The first is to pinpoint the differences and similarities between the many conceptions of moral values that are used in the global context of AI development; the second purpose is to explore the difficulties and possibilities of translating ethics guidelines into norms for developing AI systems.

Duties

The successful candidate 

• conducts research in the field of Philosophy of Technology
• presents papers at (inter)national conferences
• publishes in highly ranked international journals
• presents his/her research to a wider audience
• has a limited teaching assignment