Deadline: 23-Feb-23
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is seeking applications for its Responsible and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.
They are looking for a leadership team to play a key role in driving the UK’s responsible and trustworthy (R&T) artificial intelligence (AI) agenda, building a diverse and inclusive community across disciplines and sectors.
Working closely with other actors and investments, it will connect ongoing research across UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) remit, including but not limited to relevant investments made by UKRI.
Scope
- AI has the potential to have a profound effect on the economy and in addressing national and global challenges. AI-enabled technologies need to be developed considering the social, environmental, and economic contexts they will operate in, and the benefits and challenges they might create.
- To drive the uptake of the technology and ensure the full benefits of AI can be realised, the UK needs to drive approaches to AI that are secure, safe, reliable. They need to operate in a way that they can understand and investigate if they fail.
- These ‘responsible and trustworthy’ approaches can enable the UK to have a competitive advantage in the development, diffusion, and adoption of AI.
Funding Information
- Total fund: £31,250,000
- UKRI will fund 1 award up to £25 million at 80% full economic cost.
What they are looking for?
Funding is available to support the creation of a consortium of leading academics and practitioners for advancing the UK’s position on the development and deployment of R&T AI.
Eligibility Criteria
Standard UKRI eligibility rules apply. Funding through this opportunity is open to:
- UK higher education institutions
- research council institutes
- UKRI-approved independent research organisations
- eligible public sector research establishments
- eligible research and technology organisations
- NHS bodies with research capacity
- You can apply if you are a resident in the UK and meet at least 1 of the following conditions:
- are employed at the submitting research organisation at a level equivalent to lecturer or above
- hold a fixed-term contract that extends beyond the duration of the proposed project, and the host research organisation is prepared to give you all the support normal for a permanent employee
- hold an AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, Royal Society or Royal Academy of Engineering fellowship aimed at later career stages
- hold fellowships under other schemes (please contact UKRI to check eligibility, which is considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Holders of postdoctoral level fellowships are not eligible to apply for an UKRI grant.
For more information, visit UKRI.