Marek Jakubiec

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Marek Jakubiec is a leading voice in the emerging field of legal philosophy and artificial intelligence, with a focused expertise on the legal and ethical status of autonomous systems. His most influential work, "On the legal responsibility of autonomous machines" (2017), has garnered 60 citations and stands as a cornerstone for debates on machine agency. In this seminal paper, Jakubiec argues that autonomous machines cannot be granted the status of legal agents, contending that the question of legal responsibility ultimately hinges on whether these systems can be perceived as real agents through the lens of folk-psychology. By systematically dismantling the notion of machine personhood, he provides a rigorous philosophical foundation for current legal frameworks, warning against the premature attribution of moral or legal culpability to AI. His contributions are vital for legislators, technologists, and ethicists navigating the complex intersection of law and robotics. Through his clear, principled reasoning, Jakubiec has established himself as a critical thinker shaping how we understand accountability in an age of increasing automation.