Professor - Northern Illinois University (USA). Award-winning author of the books The Machine Question, Robot Rights, Person-Thing-Robot, Of Remixology, and Deconstruction. https://gunkelweb.com
David J. Gunkel is an American academic and Presidential Teaching Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University. He teaches courses in web design and programming, information and communication technology (ICT), and cyberculture. His research and publications examine the philosophical assumptions and ethical consequences of ICT. .. more
I apply the theory and practice of #Deconstruction to emerging technology (#Algorithms, #AI, #robots, etc.), overturning and disrupting the traditional binary oppositions by which we have made sense of our tools and ourselves. mitpress.mit.edu/978026254247...
New preprint of a book chapter that will appear in 2026 about the role of games and gaming in the research and development of #AI. Now available from @ssrn.bsky.social . dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
"No electric guitars!" - Newport Folk Festival 1967
"No synthesizers!" - Queen 1975
"No sampling!" - @henryrollins21361.bsky.social 2007
"No AI!" - Rick Beato et al. 2025
My interview with John Williams on @WGNRadio about #GenerativeAI music in general and the Breaking Rust #AI hit in particular. wgnradio.com/john-william...
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On Monday 8 December 2025, I will be presenting "Does Writing have a Future?" at @sodertornshogskola.bsky.social
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Dr. David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social shows how our ethical boundaries — from pets to insects to AI — are social choices, not fixed truths. And those choices matter more than ever.
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#AI #Ethics #Podcast
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Dr. David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social explains why you can’t dismiss human emotions toward chatbots — and how this connects to AI creativity, shifting laws, and the future of human originality.
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#AI #Chatbots #Tech #Ethics
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Dr. David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social breaks down how prediction creates the illusion of thought. The full episode dives into creativity, originality, and the legal challenges ahead.
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#TechPhilosophy #AIandLaw #podcast
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With Prof. David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social , we ask why AI like ChatGPT can feel almost alive—and what that means for law, creativity, and how we classify machines.
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#AI #AIEthics #TechAndSociety
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Dr. David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social joins to explore whether AI can truly create—and what that means for human originality and law as tech blurs the lines between creator and tool.
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#AI #Robotics #Ethics
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It’s instinctive, not accidental. Dr. David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social joins us to unpack why we anthropomorphize machines—and how that shapes the ethics, law, and creativity around AI.
🎧 Full episode here: youtu.be/MnxiXruwmC8
#AI #Robots #Ethics
@carolinerisberg.bsky.social for episode #55 "Is #AI Alive?" of the www.theinternetiscrack.com podcast.
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