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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 1h

Just a Few Days Left to Apply! 🔍 Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Researcher – Psychology / Experimental Philosophy / Experimental Jurisprudence - AI and Robots euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/458798 #ERC #Postdoc #AIEthics

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On 5 October, I’ll be giving a talk at the University of Hong Kong on “Should We Build Machines that Can Suffer?” The talk builds on my paper “In Defense of Artificial Suffering” and explores why artificial pain, despite its obvious ethical risks, might be beneficial.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On 5 October, I’ll be giving a talk at the University of Hong Kong on “Should We Build Machines that Can Suffer?” The talk builds on my paper “In Defence of Artificial Suffering” and explores why artificial pain, despite its obvious ethical risks, might be beneficial.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My book Ethics in Human-Like Robots is now available in Persian! Many thanks to Reza Farajpour and Seyed Mostafa Mahmoudi Moghadam for their work on the translation. The English edition is available open access here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I am at #REINFO in Białystok, taking part in a panel on the criminalization of disinformation. My proposal: target not all disinformation, but cases threatening public health or security; focus on actors with epistemic power; and consider “cyber banishment” as a sanction.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m taking part in the conference “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Right Not to Use the Internet” in Rome. I’m presenting my chapter on Internet restrictions, punishment, and the extended mind thesis. The book is Open Access: doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today I’m presenting “Closing the Retribution Gap: Regulatory Strategies for Preserving the Rule of Law” at RCSL 2026 in Santiago, Chile. The research is funded by my @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant ROBOCRIM. #AI #AIandLaw #CriminalLaw #ERC #ROBOCRIM

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My new paper in Inquiry: "AI agency and criminal responsibility: a category mistake" 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0020... Funded by @erc.europa.eu #ROBOCRIM (101164310), Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots.

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🇮🇪 Tomorrow (13 August) Robophilosophy 2026 @ucddublin.bsky.social. Dublin, Ireland. Workshop #7 9:15-12:15 Featuring innovative research presentations from @kamilmamak.bsky.social @aybig.bsky.social @chadedwards.bsky.social Hayate Shimizu and Joan Llora

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

At #Robophilosophy2026 at University College Dublin, presenting “Which Relations Matter? Rethinking Scope in Relational Ethics in AI and Robots” in the workshop “The Relational Turn in Robot Ethics,” chaired by @davidgunkel.bsky.social Research funded by @erc.europa.eu #ROBOCRIM

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Callum MacRae @czmacrae.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Great opportunity to join our fantastic team at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Feel free to message me if you have questions about living in Krakow/UJ/the project.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🔍 Postdoc opening on my ERC project ROBOCRIM. Looking for someone with experience in psychology / experimental philosophy / experimental jurisprudence 3 years, full-time, ~€3,585–4,375/month gross. 9 October 2026 Link euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/458798

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Workshop “AI Welfare: Critical Perspectives” at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, with @davidgunkel.bsky.social , John Dorsch, Kacper Dudzic, Callum MacRae, and me. Funded by the @erc.europa.eu through my ROBOCRIM project. #AIWelfare #AIEthics #ERC

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today I'm presenting my paper "The Ethics of Modifying Artificial Sentient Beings" at the AICE-26 Symposium on AI, Consciousness and Ethics, part of the AISB Convention 2026 at the University of Sussex. ERC Robocrim: @erc.europa.eu Paper: aice-symposium.github.io

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Tomorrow I'll be speaking at the Machine Learning Summer School on Reliability & Safety at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social. My lecture, "In Defense of Artificial Suffering," expands on my recent Philosophical Studies paper with broader AI ethics questions. Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🔍 Postdoc opening on my ERC project ROBOCRIM Looking for someone with experience in experimental philosophy / experimental jurisprudence to study criminal law in the age of robots. 3 years, full-time, ~€3,585–4,375/month gross. 30 June 2026 📩 Link: praca.bip.uj.edu.pl/stanowiska-b...

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

"Who Belongs in the Moral Circle?" A relational response to @jeffsebo.bsky.social's book "The Moral Circle" written in collaboration with Hayate Shimizu, @annapuzio.bsky.social and @kamilmamak.bsky.social and published in the "Asian Journal of Philosophy" @springernature.com rdcu.be/fppRj

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Last Friday in Kraków, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on criminal law and AI at the Criminal Law Festival organized by KIPK. Many thanks to panelists and Mikolaj Malecki for a fascinating discussion and a superbly organized event.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Last Friday, we announced the winners of the Punishing robots poster competition for art students, organized as part of my @erc.europa.eu project #robocrim The exhibition is open at Bracka 12, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University. Photos: Adam Koprowski.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Many thanks to everyone who joined today’s Punishing Robots? workshop and contributed to such a insightful discussion on responsibility and punishment in the age of AI. The workshop is part of my #ERC project, Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This Saturday: “Punishing Robots?” at Jagiellonian University, with keynote speaker Prof. Sabine Gless (University of Basel). Part of the ERC project Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots. Art exhibition opening on Friday. 🤖⚖️🎨

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This Friday in Kraków, I will be moderating a panel discussion on criminal law and AI during the Criminal Law Festival organized by Cracow Institute of Criminal Law. On the same day, we will also open an exhibition featuring posters created by art students on the theme of "Punishing Robots."

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Our paper (with Masashi Takeshita & Hayate Shimizu), "Ethics of the Design of Animal-like Robots", is now available online in Science and Engineering Ethics. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Happy to share my new chapter, “Inclusive Leadership and the Representational Issues of Human-Like Robots,” published in the new De Gruyter Handbook of Inclusive Leadership. Many thanks to the editors, Juliet Bourke and Mustafa F. Özbilgin. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Kevin Tobia @kevintobia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Postdoc opening in experimental jurisprudence at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🔍 Postdoc opening on my @erc.europa.eu project ROBOCRIM Looking for someone with experience in experimental philosophy / experimental jurisprudence Kraków, Poland 3 years, full-time, ~€3,585–4,375/month gross. 30 June 2026 📩 Link: praca.bip.uj.edu.pl/stanowiska-b...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today I’m giving a talk titled “AI and Criminal Responsibility: A Phenomenological Account.” Many thanks to the Law and Technology Research Centre, University of Southampton Law School, for the invitation. The talk is related to my @erc.europa.eu project #Robocrim

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Exciting weeks ahead in Kraków: art exhibition Punishing Robots, seminar with Sabine Gless, and the conference Norms in Language-based Human–AI Interaction co-organized with @izaskoczen.bsky.social Thanks to @erc.europa.eu

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Art Competition: “Punishing Robots” How should we imagine punishment in the age of AI? I’m inviting young artists to explore this question visually. 🎨 Exhibition in Kraków 🏆 Awards for top 3 works 📚 Linked research seminar More info: id.uj.edu.pl/web/project-...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🚨 New paper in Science and Engineering Ethics! We ask: how might animal-like robots affect animals? 📄 Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AIEthics #AnimalEthics #Roboethics

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Olena Havrylchyk @olena-havrylchyk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This week I'm teaching in Cracow at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social University, one of the oldest European Universities. This stay gives me an opportunity to discover research done by its faculty.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

New paper out in Episteme! We shouldn't regulate everyone spreading disinfo online — but we can regulate superspreaders. My argument: those with epistemic power (10k+ followers) who deliberately spread disinformation should face criminal liability. 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/epi.2026.10107

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Free Will, Robots & Criminal Responsibility 🤖⚖️ 9–10 March | Kraków, Bracka 12, Room 221 | 3:00 PM Keynote speakers: Gregg Caruso, Raul Hakli, Pekka Mäkelä If you're in Kraków – come join us! 🙌 Full programme dropping soon! Funded by my @erc.europa.eu grant.

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

In Defense of Artificial Suffering New essay from @kamilmamak.bsky.social and the first published contribution to the "Superintelligent Robots" special issue of "Philosophical Studies" @springer.springernature.com that is being edited by John-Stewart Gordon and myself. doi.org/10.1007/s110...

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In defense of artificial suffering - Philosophical Studies

Philosophical Studies - The ability to suffer, in the case of artificial entities, is often viewed as a moral turning point—once detected, there is no going back, and the moral landscape is...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Excited to announce that my new paper, "In defense of artificial suffering," is now published in Philosophical Studies! While many call for a moratorium on synthetic pain, I argue that the capacity to suffer may be a necessary feature for robots. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📘 My book Ethics in Human-like Robots (Routledge) is now Open Access! Thanks to funding from the University of Helsinki, the full book is now free to download. It explores the ethics of humanoid robots, anthropomorphism, design choices, and the risks of deploying human-like machines in society.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🎉 My new paper "AI Animal Communication: A Potential Source of Moral Revolution" is out in Topoi! AI translation of animal communication could transform how we treat animals through better understanding & increased relatability. doi.org/10.1007/s112... #AIEthics #Animalethics

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Should spreading vaccine disinformation during pandemics be criminal? My new chapter argues yes - but only for intentional disinfo, only during health crises, and only in rule-of-law countries. The goal isn't punishment, it's prevention. Link: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Join us for an academic seminar with Prof. David Gunkel on Moral and Legal Status of AI and Robots. 30 Dec 2025 | 3:00 PM Bracka 12, Kraków (Room 203) Jagiellonian University | ROBOCRIM @erc.europa.eu Open to all interested in AI, law, and ethics.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

New paper (with Andrzej Uhl) just published in Journal of Criminal Justice on centralized judicial training and sentencing disparities. Using results from Poland’s final judicial exam, we show substantial sentencing differences in exactly the same case—despite strong incentives to “get it right.”

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

This week I’m on a research stay at the University of Bergamo, collaborating with Luigi Scollo on an AI, robotics, and criminal law project. Grateful for his support. The work connects to my ERC grant “Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots” (#robocrim).

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Today I’m taking part in the Workshop on Agentic AI at Friedrich-Alexander University. With Anna Puzio, we present our paper ‘Agent or Companion? Relational Ease as a Design Hazard in Agentic AI Systems’ on the ethical risks of bonding with artificial entities.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Nicolas Sarkozy will soon publish memoirs from his 20 days in prison. A couple of years ago, we wrote a paper arguing that income from such a book is an indirect benefit of crime. Nobody should benefit from crime, and the income from that book should therefore be forfeited.

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I'm happy to share that my Routledge book Robotics, AI and Criminal Law: Crimes Against Robots is now free to download, thanks to funding from the University of Helsinki Library. 📘 Book: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

A new review of my book Robotics, AI and Criminal Law: Crimes Against Robots is out in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. The book will soon be open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

At Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan) for the IAS-FRIS Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design 2025. Presenting my paper “Can Robot Design Help Mitigate the Risks of Responsibility Gaps?” — linked to my @erc.europa.eu project on criminal law & robots. Thanks to Yueh-Hsuan Weng for organizing!

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

At Maastricht University today for the “Truth and Authority in Criminal Justice” conference, where I’ll present “Disinformation and Superspreaders: With Epistemic Power Should Come Criminal Responsibility.” Funded by my @erc.europa.eu grant #Robocrim

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Giving a talk today at the Maastricht Institute for Criminal Sciences, Maastricht University, on my @erc.europa.eu project “Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law in the Age of Robots.” Grateful to the organizers for the invitation!

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I recently spoke on @rmf24.bsky.social , a nationwide Polish radio, about my @erc.europa.eu grant. One of the questions concerned Assimov's laws, and in response, I explained why I do not find them helpful in scientific discussion. www.rmf24.pl/nauka/news-p...

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Kamil Mamak @kamilmamak.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I was a guest on Astrofaza. We discussed my @erc.europa.eu grant — and much more: AI, robots, and how technology impacts our fundamental philosophical ideas. Link to the conversation (in Polish): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgn3...

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