Aleksandra Przegalińska
Vice-Rector for Innovation and AI, Kozminski University; Fellow, Harvard Center for Labor and a Just Economy
Philosopher of artificial intelligence
Aleksandra Przegalińska is a philosopher and researcher who studies new technologies, including humanoid artificial intelligence, social robots and wearable technologies[1]. She received her PhD in the philosophy of artificial intelligence from the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw[2]. She is also a graduate of The New School for Social Research in New York[2].
She carried out postdoctoral research at the Center for Collective Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[2]. She has also been a visiting scholar at Columbia University[1]. In 2021 she joined the American Institute for Economic Research as a visiting research fellow[2].
She is a fellow of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy (CLJE) at Harvard Law School, where her listed theme is AI, robots and the future of work[2]. Her CLJE profile says she is interested in the future of work seen through emerging technologies, and in natural language processing[2].
Leading AI at Kozminski University
Przegalińska is Vice-Rector for Innovation and AI at Kozminski University in Warsaw, and she works in its Department of Management in Networked and Digital Societies[1]. Her research looks at the relationship between humans and AI and at how new technologies affect the labour market, education and decision-making[1].
She heads Human Race, the university's Center for Research on Human-Machine Interaction[1]. The centre organises conferences, seminars and workshops and works with research centres and technology companies[1]. She also leads the AI in Management programme at Kozminski[2].
On 2 July 2026 Kozminski announced that the President of Poland had awarded her the title of Professor of Social Sciences in the discipline of management and quality sciences[1]. The university called the title one of the most important distinctions in an academic career[1].
EUonAIR and AI in higher education
Przegalińska coordinates the EUonAIR European University Alliance with Prof. Izabela Grabowska[1]. The alliance brings together universities and partners from across Europe around the responsible use of AI in higher education[3]. One of its main projects is a transnational virtual learning platform, which the university calls a synthetic campus[3].
In January 2026 she won the Internationalization Stars 2026 award[3]. The award is run by the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland and the Perspektywy Education Foundation[3]. It recognised her work on international education and research projects based on AI[3].
In 2026 she was also appointed to the Council for the Future, which was set up by the Prime Minister of Poland[1]. Kozminski notes that she is one of the few members from the academic community[1].
Books and views on generative AI
She co-wrote Collaborative Society, published by MIT Press, with Dariusz Jemielniak[2]. With Tamilla Triantoro she wrote Converging Minds: The Creative Potential of Collaborative AI, published by CRC Press in 2024[4]. The two authors wrote the book together with AI-based topic experts that they created, prompted and fine-tuned themselves[4]. It includes prompts that readers can use to build their own ChatGPT-based experts[4].
In November 2025 she was named AI Visionary of the Year at AI-Poland Conf in Warsaw[5]. Kozminski described her as one of the most recognisable Polish AI experts in the world[5].
In an interview with Radial she predicted that within five years "generative AI will become more refined and prevalent"[6]. She expects companies to go through a significant reskilling process as they adopt these tools[6]. She also expects some businesses to prefer local versions of tools such as ChatGPT for safety and company-specific needs[6].
Known for
- Vice-Rector for Innovation and AI at Kozminski University
- Research on human-AI interaction and the future of work
- Coordinating the EUonAIR European University Alliance
- Co-author of Converging Minds (2024)
Sources
- Kozminski University: Prof. Aleksandra Przegalińska receives the title of Professor, 2 July 2026 — checked 8 Nov 2026
- Harvard Law School CLJE: Aleksandra Przegalinska, CLJE Fellow — checked 8 Nov 2026
- Kozminski University: Internationalization Stars 2026 prize, January 2026 — checked 8 Nov 2026
- Routledge / CRC Press: Converging Minds — checked 8 Nov 2026
- Kozminski University: AI Visionary of the Year, December 2025 — checked 8 Nov 2026
- Radial: interview with Aleksandra Przegalinska — checked 8 Nov 2026