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Research Associate in the study of AI: Agents & Persons (Fixed Term) (EXPIRED)

Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, Cambridge University

Job category Postdoc or similar / Fixed term
AOS Philosophy of Mind, Agency, Personal Identity, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of AI
AOS categories Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number GA10982
Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Start date Open to negotiation - between April and October 2017
Job description

The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) invites applications for a postdoctoral Research Associate for the project 'AI: Agents and Persons'. The appointment will be for 3 years. This is a new Research Associate post, based in central Cambridge.

CFI is an exciting new interdisciplinary research centre addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, CFI is based at the University of Cambridge, with partners in the University of Oxford, Imperial College, and UC Berkeley, and close links with industry partners and policymakers.

The Agents and Persons Project is led by Professor Huw Price, and has three strands: (i) Tools or persons? Will AIs always be 'tools', or will some be 'persons' with interests and rights of their own? (ii) AI and human personhood. Even if AIs remain tools, what will their capabilities do to our own sense of personhood? (iii) Models of agency. By thinking about existing kinds of non-human agents - e.g., corporations, or nations - can we learn useful lessons about the range of possible machine agents, and respects in which they compare and contrast to human agents?

We are seeking candidates whose projects have the potential to contribute to the beneficial development of AI. The appointee will work full-time on this project, while also playing an important role in CFI's interdisciplinary activities. Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field and should provide strong evidence of potential for research and publication at the highest level, as well as strong interest in engagement with policy and technology communities.

We particularly encourage applicants from women or minority groups.

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12401/
Hard deadline January 30, 2017, 6:59pm BST
Contact
Web address for more information http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12401/
Contact name Susan Gowans
Contact email
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Time created January 13, 2017, 8:30am UTC
Scheduled expiry date January 30, 2017, 6:59pm BST
Expired on January 31, 2017, 7:46pm BST
Last updated April 2, 2017, 3:00pm UTC
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