The Centre for Technomoral Futures is pleased to announce a new masters programme, MSc in Data and AI Ethics.

Co-developed by Professors Shannon Vallor, Atoosa Kasirzadeh, John Zerilli and James Garforth, our MSc in Data and AI Ethics programme meets the urgent demand for interdisciplinary skills and knowledge in the ethical design, use and governance of artificial intelligence and other data-intensive technologies.

Today, many organisations and sectors that work with artificial intelligence (AI) and data-intensive applications are missing the distinctive expertise in their technical and policy/governance workforce needed to answer society’s demands for responsible technology use, which increasingly goes beyond mere legal compliance.

Graduates of this programme will help their future employers to navigate complex new technical systems and roles with transparency, accountability, fairness, justice, and respect for individual and human rights, and in ways aligned with genuine human and social needs.

Our interdisciplinary degree is designed with the University of Edinburgh’s world-leading academic expertise in this area, as well as philosophy, law, informatics, and science and technology innovation studies (STIS). It leverages the research power of the Futures Institute’s Centre for Technomoral Futures, which promotes sustainable, just and ethical outcomes for artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven technology.

This programme is available full-time over one year, or part-time over two or three years. You can register for a full MSc, a Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate. You can study remotely, in-person or both. The programme is interdisciplinary and practice-oriented, and welcomes working professionals and students.

Applications open now with rolling deadlines. Deadlines are as follows:

9th February 2023 (decisions 30th March 2023)

17th April 2023 (decisions 8th June 2023)

25th July 2023 (decisions 10th August 2023)

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