The Conference “Ethics and AI”, an initiative of researchers gathered around Warsaw University of Technology, is an interdisciplinary forum connecting AI engineers, philosophers and ethicists, and argumentation theorists interested in the ethical problems of the rapid growth of AI technologies. We aim to attract scholars worldwide from various disciplines, dealing with a range of themes and adopting multiple approaches.

Submission Guidelines

We are entering a historic moment in which artificial intelligence is no longer simply a tool that supports our processes, but is becoming a personal technology — one that co-decides, recommends, communicates, and increasingly acts on our behalf. Personalised AI systems are already reshaping education, business, politics, and the everyday choices we all make, as the market moves faster than regulation can follow and ethical reflection races to keep pace with innovation. At the same time, a real and urgent tension defines this transformation: increasingly sycophantic LLMs optimised for user satisfaction and engagement risk enclosing individuals within epistemic bubbles; powerful AI ideologies promoted by major technology leaders frame rapid deployment as unquestionable progress; and regulatory frameworks continue to struggle to respond adequately to the speed and scale of change. The Ethics and AI conference grows out of this tension and from the conviction that it deserves serious, open, cross-disciplinary conversation bringing together AI engineers, philosophers, ethicists, and argumentation researchers to jointly examine the design, social, and political decisions shaping the future of technology. Our interest goes beyond compliance: we ask a deeper question about ethos — what values, what model of responsibility, and ultimately what worldview we are embedding in the systems we build, and what this means for our shared digital society. We seek to articulate a new ethos for AI design, capable of translating responsibility, justice, and kindness into technological practice, and of guiding the development of benevolent AI — not merely persuasive or adaptive, but genuinely benevolent, trustworthy, and oriented toward the common good and a resilient digital society.

The exhibition "Trust, social media and digital society"The exhibition "Trust, social media and digital society"

The exhibition "Trust, social media and digital society" presented at the Ethics and AI conference is delivered by the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The conference is organised under the auspices of the [iTRUST] project (NCN/CHIST-ERA, 2022/04/Y/ST6/00001).

Keynote speakers:

Andrea Laus (SkillGym)

Łukasz Kobyliński (Polish Academy of Sciences, Sages)

Bartosz Sawicki (Warsaw University of Technology)

We invite submissions of regular abstracts (300–500 words) prepared for double-blind peer review. Abstracts should be submitted via the EasyChair platform:

Each accepted contribution will be allocated a 30-minute presentation slot, including time for discussion. We accept submissions in English and Polish (since part of the conference will be held in Polish).

Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following thematic areas:

• From ethics to ethos: values and character in AI systems
• Virtue ethics and AI design (prudence, justice, benevolence, responsibility)
• Silence in the field of ethics and AI ethics
• Ways of communicating ethical content: text, code, action, training and silence, etc.
• The transition from general-purpose AI to personalized and agentic systems
• Fairness debt in the AI and software ingeneering design
• Business adoption of AI and corporate moral responsibility
• Ethical risk, accountability, and liability in AI-driven enterprises
• Responsible innovation and ethically aligned product development
• Public policy, regulation, and adaptive governance of AI
• Cultural, religious, and civilizational perspectives on AI ethics
• AI and the common good
• The future of trustworthy and value-oriented AI ecosystems

Program Committee

• dr hab. Krzysztof Sołoducha prof. WAT (Military University of Technology) - chair
• dr Joanna Antczak (Military University of Technology)
• dr hab. Izabella Bondecka – Krzykowska prof. UAM (Adam Mickiewicz University)
• dr Jarosław Chudziak (Warsaw University of Technology)
• dr Joanna Jończyk (Military University of Technology)
• dr hab. Marcin Koszowy prof. PW (Warsaw University of Technology)
• dr Roman Krzanowski (The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow)
• prof. dr hab. Piotr Kulicki (The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)
• dr hab. Sławomir Leciejewski prof. UAM (Adam Mickiewicz University)
• prof. dr hab. Józef Lubacz (Marek Dietrich Institute of Contemporary Civilization Problems)
• prof. dr hab. Witold Marciszewski (Foundation for Computer Science, Logic and Mathematics)
• prof. dr hab. inż. Roman Z. Morawski (Warsaw University of Technology)
• ks. dr hab. Adam Olszewski prof. UPJPII (The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow)
• dr hab. Paweł Polak prof. UPJPII (The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow)
• dr hab. Krzysztof Saja prof. US (University of Szczecin)
• dr hab. Bartłomiej Skowron prof. PW (Warsaw University of Technology)
• dr Mariusz Szynkiewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University)
• dr hab. inż. Paweł Rzążewski prof. PW (Warsaw University of Technology)
  (preliminary; to be expanded)

Organizing Committee

• Michał Stelmach (Warsaw University of Technology) chair
• Paweł Stacewicz (Warsaw University of Technology) co-chair
• Klara Borowa (Warsaw University of Technology)
• Maciej Kulik (Warsaw University of Technology)
• Bartłomiej Skowron (Warsaw University of Technology)
• Paula Quinon (Warsaw University of Technology)
• Katarzyna Zambrzycka-Papuda (Warsaw University of Technology)

Venue

Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology, Main Building (Pl. Politechniki 1), room 213.

Conference Fee

The registration fee is 600 PLN (140 euro). The registration fee for students is 300 PLN (70 euro).

Contact

krzysztof.soloducha@wat.edu.pl