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    Be Right Back: AI and the Escape from Loss

    November 18, 2025 /

                      I watched the episode of Black Mirror called “Be Right Back” for class this week and will briefly summarize it before adding some reflection. The episode revolves around grief, with a woman losing her boyfriend to a tragic accident at the beginning of the episode. The woman spends the remainder of the episode dealing with the grief of her sudden loss, a situation that is profoundly human, raw, and relatable. The story takes a turn when the woman is introduced to an AI technology that uses her deceased partner’s public digital record, such as all of his social media posts, which is a reminder that in the digital world has…

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    Protected: Pessimism in light of platform monopolies

    September 26, 2025 /

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    Protected: Reflections on Power and AI

    September 9, 2025 /

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Critical AI Studies
DHUM 78000 / ENGL 89600
Fall 2025
CUNY Graduate Center
Prof. Matthew K. Gold

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