David Gunkel
Biographic Data
| ID | 8657123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Gunkel |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunkel |
| SIGNATURE | GUNKEL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Illinois University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dangerous gatekeeping
Beyond cyborgs
This article contributes to the philosophical inquiry of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by reframing the question “Where is the intelligence of Artificial Intelligence?” into “Where does AI intelligently operate?”. This rephrasing challenges our understanding of AI’s role in social practices and its integration into the human experience. Central to this discourse is the concept of the ‘ cybork ’ (a portmanteau of ‘cyborg’ and ‘work’), which symboli…
Cut the crap
In a recent thought-provoking essay called “ChatGPT is Bullshit,” Hicks, Humphries and Slater call such large language models (LLMs) “bullshitters” and “bullshit machines.” Unlike the term “bullshit,” they argue, commonly used anthropomorphic terms such as “hallucination” and “confabulation” mispresent LLMs and sow confusion that could be socially harmful. This paper criticizes their essay in two steps. First, its reliance on Harry Frankfurt’s cl…
I saw it on YouTube! How online videos shape perceptions of mind, morality, and fears about robots
Robots have the potential to transform our existing categorical distinctions between “property” and “persons.” Previous research has demonstrated that humans naturally anthropomorphize them, and this tendency may be amplified when a robot is subject to abuse. Simultaneously, robots give rise to hopes and fears about the future and our place in it. However, most available evidence on these mechanisms is either anecdotal, or based on a small number…
We Are Borg
Journal Article We Are Borg: Cyborgs and the Subject of Communication Get access David Gunkel David Gunkel 1David J. Gunkel is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University. He received his PhD in philosophy from DePaul University, Chicago, IL. His critical investigations of computer-mediated communication and cyberculture can be found in Critical Studies in Mass Communication, the Journa1 of Mass Media…
The empire strikes back again
article The empire strikes back again: the cultural-politics of the Internet Share on Author: David Gunkel Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies, Northern Illinois University Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies, Northern Illinois UniversityView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGCAS Computers and SocietyVolume 27Issue 4Dec. 1997 pp 18–21https://doi.org/10.1145/270913.270921Online:01 December 1997Publication History 0ci…
We Are Borg
Journal Article We Are Borg: Cyborgs and the Subject of Communication Get access David Gunkel David Gunkel 1David J. Gunkel is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University. He received his PhD in philosophy from DePaul University, Chicago, IL. His critical investigations of computer-mediated communication and cyberculture can be found in Critical Studies in Mass Communication, the Journa1 of Mass Media…
I saw it on YouTube! How online videos shape perceptions of mind, morality, and fears about robots
Robots have the potential to transform our existing categorical distinctions between “property” and “persons.” Previous research has demonstrated that humans naturally anthropomorphize them, and this tendency may be amplified when a robot is subject to abuse. Simultaneously, robots give rise to hopes and fears about the future and our place in it. However, most available evidence on these mechanisms is either anecdotal, or based on a small number…
Cut the crap
In a recent thought-provoking essay called “ChatGPT is Bullshit,” Hicks, Humphries and Slater call such large language models (LLMs) “bullshitters” and “bullshit machines.” Unlike the term “bullshit,” they argue, commonly used anthropomorphic terms such as “hallucination” and “confabulation” mispresent LLMs and sow confusion that could be socially harmful. This paper criticizes their essay in two steps. First, its reliance on Harry Frankfurt’s cl…
The empire strikes back again
article The empire strikes back again: the cultural-politics of the Internet Share on Author: David Gunkel Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies, Northern Illinois University Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies, Northern Illinois UniversityView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM SIGCAS Computers and SocietyVolume 27Issue 4Dec. 1997 pp 18–21https://doi.org/10.1145/270913.270921Online:01 December 1997Publication History 0ci…
We Are Borg
Journal Article We Are Borg: Cyborgs and the Subject of Communication Get access David Gunkel David Gunkel 1David J. Gunkel is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University. He received his PhD in philosophy from DePaul University, Chicago, IL. His critical investigations of computer-mediated communication and cyberculture can be found in Critical Studies in Mass Communication, the Journa1 of Mass Media…
I saw it on YouTube! How online videos shape perceptions of mind, morality, and fears about robots
Robots have the potential to transform our existing categorical distinctions between “property” and “persons.” Previous research has demonstrated that humans naturally anthropomorphize them, and this tendency may be amplified when a robot is subject to abuse. Simultaneously, robots give rise to hopes and fears about the future and our place in it. However, most available evidence on these mechanisms is either anecdotal, or based on a small number…
Beyond cyborgs
This article contributes to the philosophical inquiry of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by reframing the question “Where is the intelligence of Artificial Intelligence?” into “Where does AI intelligently operate?”. This rephrasing challenges our understanding of AI’s role in social practices and its integration into the human experience. Central to this discourse is the concept of the ‘ cybork ’ (a portmanteau of ‘cyborg’ and ‘work’), which symboli…
Cut the crap
In a recent thought-provoking essay called “ChatGPT is Bullshit,” Hicks, Humphries and Slater call such large language models (LLMs) “bullshitters” and “bullshit machines.” Unlike the term “bullshit,” they argue, commonly used anthropomorphic terms such as “hallucination” and “confabulation” mispresent LLMs and sow confusion that could be socially harmful. This paper criticizes their essay in two steps. First, its reliance on Harry Frankfurt’s cl…
Dangerous gatekeeping
Computer Science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)