​ Marek Poliks is a theoretical researcher in deep learning and AI. He is Head of AI at LaunchDarkly . Marek's work is primarily concerned with the autonomy and self-organizing character of technical infrastructure. He frequently collaborates with Roberto Alonso Trillo (HKBU). Marek and Roberto won Google's 2024 Art and Machine Intelligence Award for their work in AI interface design. Marek's research lab Disintegrator (which he leads with Roberto) studies aspects of agency and technology. The lab's eponymous podcast has been named "the most sophisticated conversations about AI going" ( Novara Media ). Disintegrator's first book, Exocapitalism: Economies with Absolutely No Limits , has been described as "unbelievably inspiring" (Hito Steyerl, Die Welt ) and "era-defining; the Das Kapital of the 21st Century" ( New Models ).