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The production and promotion of “AI” technology involves dehumanization on many fronts. I explore these processes of dehumanization and the role that cognitive science can play by bringing a richer picture of human cognition to the discourse.

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artificial intelligence cognitive science dehumanization interdisciplinarity

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Resisting Dehumanization in the Age of “AI”

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