Bachelor thesis, master thesis, project thesis Thesis: Designing responsible AI use in companies

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in companies raises not only technical questions, but increasingly also ethical, organizational, and legal issues. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular face the challenge of sensibly incorporating the AI Regulation and other regulations into their business practices.

For your thesis, we offer you the opportunity to work on a socially highly relevant topic—at the interface between technology, ethics, law, and organization. 

Your tasks

• Analysis of the EU AI Act with regard to its requirements for the use of AI in business (e.g., transparency and labeling requirements, prohibited practices)
• Evaluation of ethical guidelines such as the UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics or German position papers on “responsible AI”
• Development of a two-part guideline model for SMEs: General section: mandatory requirements of the AI Act; Specific section: self-selected ethical/strategic guidelines
• Investigation of specific corporate contexts: What AI scenarios exist? What uncertainties arise in practice?
• Development of wording aids, model guidelines, and practical examples for internal AI governance in SMEs
• Opportunity to accompany workshops or interviews with company representatives

Your profile

You are studying one of the following subjects: social sciences, humanities, economics, law & digitalization, or comparable courses of study

Interest in issues relating to technology ethics, regulation, governance, or digitalization in the world of work
Ability to analyze complex legal and normative texts in a structured manner and present them in an understandable way
Willingness to collaborate with technical project partners in an interdisciplinary manner
Desirable: Initial experience with qualitative methods (e.g., interviews, content analysis)
Very good written and spoken German and English skills

We offer

• Independent work
• Flexible working hours
• Well-equipped workplaces
• Home office by arrangement
• Test implementation
• Long-term collaboration, if applicable

Please outline in 3–5 sentences which topic you would like to address in your thesis and how you would like to approach it. Feel free to refer to your own interests or areas of expertise.