Dr Tomasz Hollanek

Tomasz Hollanek is a research scientist working at the intersection of design theory, technology ethics, and critical artificial intelligence studies.

Academic interests

Tomasz’s academic interests include: 

• Technology ethics
• Critical and speculative design 
• Design and sustainability 
• Intercultural perceptions of artificial intelligence.

Degrees obtained

• MA, St Andrews.
• MPhil, Cambridge.
• PhD, Cambridge.

Awards and prizes

• AHRC-Isaac Newton Trust Award (Cambridge).
• Honorary Vice-Chancellor’s Scholar (Cambridge).
• The Richard Dyer Prize (St Andrews).
• The Deans’ List of Academic Excellence (St Andrews).

Biography

Tomasz Hollanek is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) and an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge.

His ongoing research explores the possibility of applying critical design methods – prioritising the goals of social justice and environmental sustainability – in the governance, development, and deployment of AI systems. This includes work on the ethics of human-AI interaction design (in particular, the design of companion chatbots and griefbots) and the In-depth EU AI Act Toolkit, helping developers translate the requirements of the European Union’s AI Act into design practice. At LCFI, he also leads the research stream dedicated to AI, Journalism, and Communications. 

Previously, Tomasz was a Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholar at Cambridge and a Visiting Research Fellow at the École normale supérieure in Paris. He has contributed to numerous research projects, including the Global AI Narratives Project at LCFI and the Ethics of Digitalisation research program at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard.

Other interests

Art, independent cinema, running.