Master in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Human-centered artificial intelligence is a new paradigm that is now the focus of the research and development activities of both large companies and prestigious international research centers in the U.S. and Europe. The underlying idea is to shift the focus of Artificial Intelligence from "stand-alone" applications aimed at replacing humans in intelligent tasks to interactive applications in which human and machine intelligence work together to overcome the limitations of both.

The overall goal of this master's degree program is to train new professionals capable of accompanying the widespread diffusion of Artificial Intelligence in the professional world, enabling the reasonable and responsible integration of new technologies into the human context in which they are to be used. This integration aims to solve complex problems involving a constellation of non-technical variables: strategic goals, moral values, legal constraints, cognitive biases, and other psychological and social factors. From this perspective, the input of human agents becomes an integral part of an Artificial Intelligence system, and Artificial Intelligence itself becomes a set of sophisticated technologies to enhance the intelligence of human agents by expanding their cognitive capabilities. Hence, there is an essential need for strongly interdisciplinary skills to meaningfully and responsibly guide this process of integrating new technologies into the realworld contexts.

The aim is to train bridging figures between the hard-skills of experienced developers and the soft-skills needed to integrate AI applications into the human context in which they are deployed.

Expert in Human-AI Cooperation

Function in a business context: - Coordinating hybrid work teams (consisting of humans with different skills and machines), fostering interaction between IT experts, managers, domain experts, UX- designers and stakeholders. - Organising the division of tasks and the ways of cooperation between humans and machines, taking into account psychological, ethical, sociological and cultural aspects. - Translate stakeholders' needs in order to elaborate appropriate AI-based development projects within an organisation or company. - Propose coaching and training sessions in which to illustrate to employees the benefits that human-machine hybrid teams can bring to the organisation. - Coordinate collaboration with external consultants (economists, sociologists, analysts). - Propose new performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of hybrid teams. - Properly assess the ethical, psychological and social aspects of introducing artificial intelligence into the work environment and the general social context.

Skills associated with the function: - Ability to make decisions on the basis of the logical-epistemological, cognitive and computing foundations of artificial intelligence; - Ability to use data analysis and visualisation tools aimed at human-computer interaction; - Ability to contribute to the development of applications of artificial intelligence in the fields of education, human sciences, art and culture; - Ability to connect collaborators with different skills in order to effectively integrate artificial intelligence technologies in the work context.

Employment outlets: The master's graduate will be able to find employment as an AI contact person in small and medium-sized companies, in enterprises and corporate groups, including those with a transnational dimension, in public administrations, independent authorities and national, EU and international agencies. He or she may also serve as a freelance consultant.

Expert in Neuro-AI

Function in a work setting: - use virtual models of the brain to advance the diagnostic and therapeutic/rehabilitation pathway in the direction of precision and personalized medicine, in clinical neurology; - interface the clinical setting with new AI-based ICT technologies; - oversee the training activities of healthcare personnel by fostering the growth and dissemination of an "AI culture." - adequately evaluate the ethical, psychological, and social aspects related to the introduction of artificial intelligence in the health and social context.

Competencies associated with the function: - ability to make decisions based on the neuroscientific, cognitive and computer science foundations of AI; - ability to analyze and visualize data, in the context of human-computer interaction; - ability to coordinate a team composed of computer scientists and domain experts; - ability to apply AI in the field of medicine.

Employment outlets: Clinical facilities, both public and private, neuroscience centers, R&D departments developing digital and technological platforms for personalized and precision medicine, ICT departments in the biomedical field.

Expert in AI and Law

Function in a business context: - apply AI techniques within the relevant legal framework of public agencies, private organizations, or international organizations; - advise policy-making bodies and IT practitioners on the protection of rights in data collection and analysis operations and algorithmic decision-making processes; - oversee the conscious use of AI by users or any civil and criminal liability profiles (for the user or the organization) arising from the use of innovative instrumentation; - perform discrimination prevention and data protection oversight functions; - oversee staff training activities by fostering the growth and dissemination of an "AI culture."

Skills associated with the function: - ability to make decisions based on the legal, ethical, cognitive, and computer science foundations of AI; - ability to work through AI methodologies employed in public and private organizations; - ability to seize opportunities for the development of artificial intelligence, overseeing any civil or criminal liability profiles arising from its use; - ability to coordinate a team composed of IT experts and domain experts; - ability to interact with managers, IT experts and users of public and private organizations employing AI techniques in order to oversee the protection of the rights at stake.

Employment outlets: Corporations and corporate groups, including those of transnational dimension; public administrations; independent authorities and national, EU and international agencies; self-employed.

The University of Milan is a public teaching and research university, which - with 8 faculties and 2 schools and a teaching staff of more than 2000 professors - is distinguished by its wide variety of disciplinary fields. A leading institute in Italy and Europe for scientific productivity, the University of Milan is the largest university in the region, with approximately 64,000 students; it is also an important resource for the socio-economic context of which it is a part. Milan is, in fact, the capital of Lombardy, one of the most dynamic and international regions in the European Union, a leader in the national economy that stands at the Italian forefront of research and development investments and commitment to technological innovation.

The University of Milan also possesses a remarkable artistic and cultural heritage that includes important historic buildings, inherited and acquired collections, archives, botanical gardens and the old Brera Observatory commissioned by Maria Teresa of Austria. The University’s departments are housed in important historic edifices in the center of Milan and in modern buildings in the area known as Città Studi (the City of Studies). Among the palazzos that house the University’s facilities are the old Ca' Granda (the big house) – a monumental complex from the 15th-century in the heart of the historical city centre - the 18th-century Palazzo Greppi designed by Giuseppe Piermarini – who built the Scala Theatre in Milan – and the 17th-century Sant’Alessandro College commissioned by the Arcimboldi family. The book collection , which is one of the richest in the region, is preserved in 47 libraries, while the APICE Centre collects rare and valuable book stocks and archives. The University also has a Choir and its own Orchestra, which actively contributes to the cultural life of the city and receives international acknowledgments on an increasingly frequent basis.