CARE TECHNOLOGIES AS A RELATIONAL PRACTICE IN ALEXANDER WEINSTEIN’S “SAYING GOODBYE TO YANG” AND JEFF LEMIRE AND GABRIEL WALTA’S SENTIENT
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care, artificial intelligence, poshumanism, science fiction, assistive roboticsResumen
Mediante un análisis del cuento “Saying Goodbye to Yang” (2016) del escritor norteamericano Alexander Weinstein y el cómic Sentient (2019) del escritor canadiense Jeff Lemire y el ilustrador español Gabriel Walta, que muestran la construcción del cuidado a través de tecnologías en un contexto de profunda transformación tecnosocial de lo humano, se problematizan la delegación de funciones afectivas y educativas en inteligencias artificiales diseñadas o adaptadas para sustituir a figuras parentales. Se revelando así tensiones éticas, políticas y ontológicas propias de un mundo donde las fronteras entre humano y los dispositivos tecnológicos se desdibujan. Desde referentes teóricos feministas y tecnopolíticos se exploran las implicaciones de externalizar el cuidado en dispositivos artificiales que reproducen o desafían jerarquías de género, raza y clase, y se reflexiona sobre las posibilidades de agencia, autonomía y reciprocidad en relaciones mediadas por la tecnología.
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