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Pii Telakivi is a Post-doc Researcher and Visiting Scholar at the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in RADAR: Robophilosophy, AI Ethics and Datafication Research. She holds a PhD in Theoretical Philosophy and maintains active research collaborations across multiple institutions including the University of Turku and UC Berkeley.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Theoretical Philosophy
Telakivi's research centers on the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, with particular emphasis on moral agency, embodied cognition, and ethical frameworks for AI deployment. She investigates how AI systems intersect with human consciousness, mental healthcare applications, and creative domains like music, while critically examining value-sensitive design approaches and robotic therapy systems. Her work bridges continental philosophy with contemporary AI challenges.
Her publication trends reveal a consistent focus on extending philosophical frameworks (particularly enactivism and extended mind theory) to address AI's societal impacts, with increasing attention to healthcare applications and creative industries since 2020. Recent works demonstrate growing interdisciplinary engagement with cognitive science and clinical practice.
Scientific recognition includes:
- ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for Junior Scholars (2022)
Telakivi actively secures research funding and leads significant projects including 'Distributed Minds and Digital Therapists' (2025-2027) as Project Manager, and contributes to major initiatives like 'Towards Responsible Artificial Intelligence' (2020-2024). Her grant portfolio spans AI ethics, mental healthcare robotics, and knowledge formation in the AI era. She has supervised Master's theses and participates extensively in academic knowledge dissemination through conferences and public engagement.
She operates within the RADAR research group at the University of Helsinki while maintaining affiliations with the University of Turku's Department of Philosophy and participating in international networks like the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind.
