AI IN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY TRACK
From 2024-2025 onward, students in the PSTS programme can choose to enter a special one-year AI in Science and Society track at the end of their first year. This is a one-year track consisting of 25 EC of advanced courses in the specific domain and a MSc thesis supervised by a staff member with research expertise in AI. Students taking the AI in Science and Society track graduate as regular PSTS students but with the distinction of having taken the track. Note that the AI in Science and Society track and the 4TU.Ethics Ethics and Technology track are mutually exclusive.
AI-related job opportunities (both academic and non-academic) now abound due to the increasingly significant role of AI-based technologies in societal domains such as healthcare, finance, education, and governance. As a result, both private and non-private organizations are now hiring for AI-related positions, such as AI ethics consultants and AI policymakers, in addition to technical AI experts. Academic job opportunities, especially at the level of PhD positions in both Philosophy and STS, are also increasing due to the increasing allocation of grant funding to AI-related projects, especially in the Netherlands.
For more information: https://www.utwente.nl/en/psts/master/curriculum-manuals/studygids_tekst_ai-in-science-and-society/#
