David Gunkel

I think I can probably get along without needing my toilet to be "smart."

Good question. But I think the empirical evidence already available to us demonstrates that a lot of human generated content is orbital, e.g. circles the point but never actually makes a point.

Need to get me one of these.

In order to address these issues, I would recommend consulting another essay that (unlike the "Différance" essay) is all about metaphor in the text(s) of philosophy: www.jstor.org/stable/468341

Everyone cheats at this game. It's SOP for the field.

"Spit Out a Hit, You Mother-Fucking Machine"
This one's for Breaking Rust
gunkelweb.com/BigDada

@pabloredux.bsky.social this one is especially for you.

- Gaming the System -
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...

Always a good place to start.

And the beat goes on...
"No electric guitars!" - Newport Folk Festival 1967
"No synthesizers!" - Queen 1975
"No sampling!" - @henryrollins21361.bsky.social 2007
"No AI!" - Rick Beato et al. 2025

already did

Can #AI Truly be Considered an Artist?
My interview with John Williams on @WGNRadio about #GenerativeAI music in general and the Breaking Rust #AI hit in particular. wgnradio.com/john-william...

My interview on @kcbsradio.bsky.social about the Breaking Rust #AI generated country hit "Walk My Walk" and the opportunities/challenges of #GenAI music.
www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...

Business Ethics + Technological Determinism = #AIEthics

Because of reports about Breaking Rust's "Walk My Walk" topping one of the @billboard.com charts, this week has been the week for interviews about #AI generated music. Yesterday I was on @wifr.com TV, today it was @kcbsradio.bsky.social, and Friday it will be @wgnradio.bsky.social

Communicative #AI 🇸🇪
On Monday 8 December 2025, I will be presenting "Does Writing have a Future?" at @sodertornshogskola.bsky.social
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When what has been Zuhandenheit flips over into Vorhandenheit. OpenAI is now having its own @awscloud.bsky.social moment.

Another way to say it: The self-assured subject of modern philosophy--the Cartesian cogito ergo sum--has never been fully (self) present to itself as itself. This has been one of the principal insights of psychoanalysis in both its Freudian and Lacanian flavors.

Only premium users have the opportunity to chat with Satan. That certainly tracks.

I've been suspicious of this for quite some time. But instead of limiting phone usage, perhaps we need to change the kinds of questions that define the pub quiz.

Why Chatbot Feelings Matter

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.

🎧 Full episode: youtu.be/MnxiXruwmC8

#AI #Chatbots #Tech #Ethics

The Moral Lines We Draw Aren’t What We Think

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.

▶️ Full episode: youtu.be/MnxiXruwmC8

#AI #Ethics #Podcast

Is AI Actually Thinking?

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.

🔗 Listen here: youtu.be/MnxiXruwmC8

#TechPhilosophy #AIandLaw #podcast

The Roman “person vs thing” divide is cracking.

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.

🎙 Full episode: youtu.be/MnxiXruwmC8

#AI #AIEthics #TechAndSociety

Breaking Rust is getting shit for being #AI generated slop. But the fact is, every contemporary country song and every "real" country artist is a carefully constructed pop-culture artifact. #GenerativeAI just reveals the fact that recorded music has always been a simulation.

I gotta get me a wig.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the album "Weird AI" from Big Dada Project is now complete and available. This accordion-driven effort consists of nine #AI generated songs about #GenerativeAI. And no accordions were harmed in the process of making it. gunkelweb.com/BigDada/

The Human Habit of Seeing Robots as People

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

Humans name their cars. Next, their robots.

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.

🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/MnxiXruwmC8

#AI #Robotics #Ethics

YouTube video by Nexter AI Group AI, Ethics, and the End of the Human–Machine Divide

"AI, Ethics, and the End of the Human–Machine Divide." Third and final part of my conversation with Siamak Goudarzi for the Nexter AI Group podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq9f...