PhD position available - MSCA COFUND, AI4theSciences (PSL University, France) -

"Emergent Behavior in Large Language Models: Social, Cultural and Psychological Dimensions ».

Large language models are trained on very large datasets and are known to learn different kinds of associations, certain of them being problematic and leading to biases and stereotypes. But how do these models encode opinions, beliefs and other cultural traits? How should a model deal with this kind of information? This thesis will offer an opportunity to explore these issues.

The position is based in Paris (Ecole normale supérieure / PSL), supervised by Thierry Poibeau (https://www.lattice.cnrs.fr/en/members/direction/thierry-poibeau/). It will be co-supervised by Simon Hegelich, from TUM (https://www.hfp.tum.de/politicaldatascience/team/simon-hegelich/) and Saurabh Dhawan (https://www.hfp.tum.de/politicaldatascience/team/saurabh-dhawan/).

Candidates should have a strong technical background in AI / NLP (an experience with large language models would be a plus, of course). An additional degree or good knowledge of social sciences is also desirable.

Candidates should apply before March, 31. They should not have spent more than 12 months in France in the past 36 months.

A more detailed description of the position as well as of the selection procedure is available here: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/67053 (the selection will be done by an independent committee following the MSCA rules. Candidates are however strongly encouraged to contact the PhD supervisor before the application deadline).

All the best,

Thierry Poibeau