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Who Gets to Decide What AI Is? | David Gunkel on AI, Rights & Power
Interview with David Gunkel on AI, Rights & Power
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What happens when AI stops being just a tool — and starts acting more like a participant in society?
In this episode of Unrubric Interviews, I speak with Professor David Gunkel, Professor of Media Studies and Chair of the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University, whose work explores artificial intelligence, robotics, human-machine communication, and the ethical questions raised by emerging technologies.
We discuss AI consciousness and personhood, robot rights, whether relat
