Funding amount:

Tuition fees (Home), and an annual tax‑free stipend of £21,237/year

Overview

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Department of Computer Science. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and psychology, studying the impact of conversational agents in social interactions within different organisational structures. The student will be hosted at the Artificial Intelligence Research Centre (CitAI) and collaborate with colleagues at the Department of Psychology. The project will examine how artificial intelligence impacts cooperation by developing novel AI agents that converse and interact within specific social contexts, and by assessing these technologies in terms of collaboration, ethical and legal challenges.

Eligibility and requirements

The candidate should have a first or upper second‑class BSc/MSc (or equivalent) degree in Artificial Intelligence and demonstra...