Phd Position Value-based Assessment Methods for Ai Systems

2 dagen geleden

Delft, Nederland TU Delft Voltijd

**PhD Position Value-Based Assessment Methods for AI Systems**:
**Challenge**: Developing and operationalizing value-based assessment methods for AI systems.

**Change**: Driving validation of AI systems to ensure that only trustworthy models are used.

**Impact**: Enhancing police trustworthiness through AI alignment at the Dutch National Police.

**Job description**

AI alignment refers to the goal to make AI systems behave in line with human intentions and values. With the rapid proliferation of AI systems and their growing capability, there are equal risks from misalignment. Validating models is a crucial step before decisions can be made about implementation and is important for continuous monitoring of systems in use. The challenge is, however, that validation needs to happen along a range of different values that are important for AI to possess at the police: accuracy, but also fairness, reliability, trustworthiness, and more need to be ensured.

AI alignment refers to the goal of making AI systems behave in line with human intentions and values. With the rapid proliferation of AI systems and their growing capability, there are equal risks of misalignment. Validating models is crucial before decisions can be made about implementation and is important for continuous monitoring of systems in use. The challenge is, however, that validation needs to happen along a range of different values that are important for AI to possess at the police: accuracy, but also fairness, reliability, trustworthiness, and more need to be ensured.

As a PhD student at TU Delft, you will conduct impactful research on two key aspects in advancing the responsible use of AI within the Netherlands Police force. First, you will investigate the standards and values surrounding AI usage, particularly concerning openly available models to begin with. This entails defining what criteria these models must meet, beyond common considerations like bias and fairness. You will research which values AI systems need to be aligned with through in-depth case studies at the Netherlands Police. Second, you will also design methods to systematically evaluate various models against these established standards and values. This contribution ensures the responsible deployment of AI within the police force, pushes forward our understanding of how to align AI models in practice, and maximizes the efficiency of utilizing publicly available models.

Through these efforts, you will significantly contribute to advancing the important area of AI alignment and help foster an ethical and accountable AI culture within the organization.

Your project is part of the Model-Driven Decisions Lab, a Netherlands Police - TU Delft initiative, where you will join an interdisciplinary community of four fellow PhD students who have already been hired. Together, you will share knowledge to tackle AI-assisted decision-making from different perspectives. To foster close collaboration with the stakeholders and work on practical implementation, you will spend 20% of your time at the Netherlands Police’s strategy and innovation division. Given the ethical and moral facets of your research, you will also work closely with colleagues of the Delft Digital Ethics Centre at the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management (TPM). Your home base will be the Web Information Systems research group at the Computer Science faculty (EEMCS). As an internationally diverse team of driven academics and students, we cultivate a welcoming and collaborative environment. We will give you all the support and training you need to evolve both personally and professionally.

Learn more about your project at the Model-Driven Decisions Lab.

**Job requirements**
- You have a keen interest in AI alignment, human-AI interaction and explainable AI and enjoy collaborating with experts in different disciplines.
- You harness your communication skills to work with different scientific and nonscientific stakeholders in different work cultures.

**TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)**

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

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**Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science**

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force behind the technology we all use in our daily lives. Technology such as the electricity grid, which our faculty is helping to make complete

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