Career Opportunities in Digital Ethics

With the increasing digitisation of business and social processes, professionals in this sector have a key role to play in ensuring the responsible use of technologies. This master's degree aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to become ethical digital professionals. It offers a practical approach where students will be prepared to take on challenges in the technological world, opening the door to different career opportunities in digital ethics in various fields such as technological regulation and online responsibility consulting.

The main career opportunities in Digital Ethics

Graduates of this master's degree can choose from the many career opportunities in ethics offered by this programme, such as ethics manager in artificial intelligence or privacy and data protection specialist. Students will learn how to influence how society and organisations integrate technologies appropriately.

• AI Ethics Officer (AEO): Given the growing concern about the ethical use of artificial intelligence, companies are actively hiring professionals to develop, implement and oversee ethical policies for AI systems.
• AI Governance Consultant: Manages the ethical and legal risks of AI, as well as compliance with emerging regulations such as the EU AI Act.
• Digital Ethics Consultant: Advises companies on the creation of responsible technology policies, promoting transparency and ethics in the use of technology. They may work independently or for specialist firms.
• AI Officer: supervises artificial intelligence projects to ensure that they integrate values such as fairness and responsibility from design to implementation. This is a highly sought-after skill set by large technology companies.
• Algorithmic bias auditor: Evaluates algorithms to detect and correct biases, applying specific metrics to ensure fairness. They play a key role in sectors such as banking, healthcare and human resources.
• AI transparency and explainability specialist: Develops tools and methods that enable us to understand how AI systems make decisions. Their work is essential in regulated sectors where transparency is required.
• Member of Digital Ethics Committees: Participates in interdisciplinary committees that guide organisations on the ethical use of technology, promoting principles such as justice privacy and accountability.
• Ethical Impact Assessor: Analyses the ethical risks and benefits of new technologies, proposing measures to ensure their responsible and socially beneficial development.
• Ethical Data Governance Specialist: Designs and implements policies that guarantee the ethical and secure use of data, respecting privacy and promoting transparency in its management.
• AI Ethics Researchers: Leads studies on the ethical and social impact of artificial intelligence, generating theoretical frameworks and recommendations that guide the development of responsible technologies.
• AI Social Impact Specialist: Assesses how AI systems affect different communities, proposing improvements that reduce negative impacts, especially on vulnerable groups, and promote equitable benefits.