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Иновациите – технологични и социално-етични аспекти на физическата интеграция между човека и изкуствения интелект
Innovations: Technological and Social-ethical Aspects of the Physical Integration between Humans and Artificial Intelligence

Author(s): Stanislava Zlatareva-Kwestarz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Sociology, Health and medicine and law, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Law
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: brain-computer interfaces (BCI); Neuralink; transhumanism; neural sovereignty

Summary/Abstract: The study conceptualizes Neuralink as an instrument of „sub-political“ norm-making, examining how the technical design of interfaces pre-determines ethical and legal questions beyond traditional regulatory mechanisms. The introduction outlines the dissolution of the boundary between mind and matter, while the first two sections explore the theoretical tension between the concepts of poiesis and praxis and the role of the „phantom public“. The third section details five practical zones of tension – ranging from the noopolitics of labour to the militarization of neurology. The original contribution of this research lies in its unique deconstruction of Neuralink – not merely as a passive tool, but as an active political agent that rewrites the social contract through the language of neurology. By applying tools from STS, including Latour’s concept of „hybrids“ and Stengers’ „cosmopolitics“, the study demonstrates how the technical parameters of the interface covertly pre-determine fundamental questions of human freedom and sovereignty. The analysis shows that without new mechanisms of participation, society remains excluded from processes that are already reshaping the norms of human subjectivity. As sub-political decisions made by engineers and companies often precede formal regulation, there emerges a need for new mechanisms through which society can actively participate in codifying the norms of the hybrid world. The conclusion proposes „hybrid forums“ – spaces that integrate expert and public agency. These forums enable diverse participants to deliberate on and formulate rules for technologies that are already transforming human subjectivity.

  • Issue Year: 58/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 229-245
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian
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