KCL 2025 PhD Studentship: Participatory Auditing of AI Assistants for Article Generation

Applications are now open for the KCL 2025 PhD Studentship: Participatory Auditing of AI Assistants for Article Generation. The PhD project will focus specifically on the development of a participatory Responsible AI methodology and tools that support stakeholders to agree on the features and values against which a particular AI technology should be audited – including priorities over these and the tradeoffs that are acceptable – and then to audit the tool accordingly. The project will use techniques from computational argumentation to support collaborative participatory decisions about which features and values to prioritise in the audit, and produce a protocol that specifies the auditing process. The tools and protocol that are developed will be evaluated with different language communities of wikipedia editors, considering the use of AI writing assistants for article generation.

• Table of Content
• About King's College London
• PhD Studentship
• Aim and Benefits of PhD Studentship
• Requirements for PhD Studentship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

PhD Studentship

Aim and Benefits of PhD Studentship

A four-year studentship that covers the following.

Stipend: set at the?UKRI rate?plus £2,000 per annum?London-weighting (for 2024-25, this is expected to be £21,237).

Tuition fees: covered at the appropriate rate, whether home or international.

Other: A generous RTSG (Research Training and Support Grant) allowance for things like research costs, additional training, attending conferences.

Requirements for PhD Studentship Qualification

They can only consider candidates who qualify for home fee status.

• Applicants will normally be expected to have a First Class Honours at BSc level (or equivalent) in computer science or other discipline related to the project. However, in exceptional cases (e.g., where extenuating circumstances apply, or where the candidate has compensating relevant experience) we may consider other qualifications.
• Applicants must meet Band D of the King’s College London English Language Requirements.
• Applications from individuals with non-standard backgrounds (e.g. those from industry or returning from a career break) and from underprivileged backgrounds are encouraged, as are applications from women, candidates with disabilities, and candidates from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in the sector.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit KCL scholarship webpage