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 [[https://programmes.polytechnique.edu/en/master/all-msct-specializations/trustworthy-and-responsible-ai-trai|Official website]]
-===== Motivation =====
+==== Motivation ====
 Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the core of modern information systems upon which we increasingly rely to solve complex tasks such as selecting job candidates, automating daily tasks, analyzing medical data, and controlling critical systems. This has led to growing societal impact and increasing academic and industrial interest, even more so with the emergence of generative AI. Due to its pervasive use, improving the //reliability//, //safety//, and //robustness// of AI systems as well as accounting for their ethical and legal aspects have become a necessity. Indeed, there is growing evidence that left untethered, AI leads to biased, prejudiced solutions prone to tampering, hallucinations, and unsafe behaviors. This shows how far we still are from being able to build //trustworthy AI systems//.
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 The TRAI master’s program prepares its graduates to face these growing challenges and become experts in this transformative field, with skills to advance both theory and application.
-===== Objectives =====
+==== Objectives ====
 The goal of the TRAI program is to provide students with the theoretical and practical tools needed to build //trust// and //reliability// into AI systems. At its core lie the seven key requirements for Trustworthy AI established by the high-level expert group on AI of the European Comission:
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 Courses are taught by professors from École polytechnique, associated institutes, and industrial partners.
-All courses are held in English. Students from all nationalities are welcome.
+**All courses are taught in English. Students from all nationalities are welcome.**
-===== Curriculum Description =====
+==== Curriculum description ====
-The program begins with a week of refresher courses in mathematics (statistical analysis, machine learning) and computer science (programming, basics of algorithms) aimed to complement the student academic background. This is followed by two training periods of 2.5 months, consisting of courses on general topics, such as
+The program begins with a week of refresher courses in mathematics (statistical analysis, machine learning) and computer science (programming, basics of algorithms) aimed to complement the student academic background. This is followed by two training periods of 2.5 months, consisting of general courses on topics such as
   * Optimization and statistics for AI
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 A weekly seminar is held to encourage discussions of ethical issues as well as entrepreneurship and innovation, while transverse projects provide practical, real-world experience to the students.
-Students also take part in two five- to six-month research projects or internships, conducted either in a public or private research lab.
+A more detailed description of the curriculum is available [[curriculum|here]].
-===== Student Applications =====
+Students also take part in two five- to six-month [[#internships_and_phd_proposals|research projects or internships]], conducted either in a public or private research lab.
+==== Student applications ====
 Students are expected to have to have a strong background in mathematics and computer science, i.e., knowledge of linear algebra, basic optimization, and statistics as well as algorithms, data structures, and programming (Python and others). Candidates with Bachelor degrees that are not in Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science are also admissible as long as the required knowledge are covered in their degree programs.
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 Please refer to the [[https://programmes.polytechnique.edu/en/master/admissions-msct/application-deadlines-procedure|official documentation]] for details on the application process.
-===== Industrial & Institutional Partnership (Cercle des partenaires) =====
+==== Industrial & institutional partnerships (Cercle des partenaires) ====
 The TRAI master’s program equips graduates with specialized skills that are particularly valuable for industries where reliability and transparency are crucial. Graduates can go on to take key roles in organizations dealing with critical applications and/or prioritizing ethical and interpretable AI, including energy, transport, healthcare, ecological transition, and finance. Graduates of the TRAI master’s program are prepared for careers as AI/ML engineers, data scientists, and AI research scientists, as well as strategic roles such as AI ethics specialist, system auditor, and solution architect.
-===== Internships and PhD proposals =====
+==== Internships and PhD proposals ====
-The TRAI program includes two five- to six-months internships periods in their first (M1) and second (M2) year. Students are free to find their own positions or may choose to apply to one of the internship proposals collected here (regularly updated).
+The TRAI program includes two five- to six-months internships periods in their first (M1) and second (M2) year. Students are free to find their own positions or may choose to apply to one of the internship proposals collected [[internships|here]] (regularly updated).
 This program covers cutting-edge methodology in a relevant and timely domain of research. Pursuing a PhD after concluding this master’s is therefore perfectly possible, be it purely academic or in collaboration with the industry (e.g., by means of a program known in France as [[https://www.campusfrance.org/en/what-involved-Doctorate-France|CIFRE]]). More information in French [[https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/les-cifre-46510|here]].
-===== Contacts =====
+==== Contacts ====
 The academic co-directors of the MScT are: