Activation of the 'Real' and AI’s Absence

As ChatGPT and AI increase their presence in our lives, have we interrogated enough what this means for, and about, our collective psyche?

In one of the most original critiques of ChatGPT, Slovenian Lacanian philosopher Alenka Zupančič interprets large language models as a form of our collective unconscious that has absorbed all our discourse at the expense of the subject, shutting down emancipatory possibilities. She analyses the Right's use of ChatGPT, the evolution of irony, and more.

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