Cyborg Manifesto: Bodies, Data and Power in the Age of AI
This article explores how technology is blurring the lines between human biology and digital data, referencing Donna Haraway's 'Cyborg Manifesto.' It discusses how algorithmic power and surveillance capitalism are reshaping human identity and autonomy.
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It raises critical ethical questions about data privacy, corporate control over human experience, and the societal impact of AI-driven systems.
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The cyborg is not a distant fantasy — it is already embedded in everyday life. In 2024, the Delhi High Court ruled that a deceased cancer patient’s cryopreserved sperm was inheritable property, allowing his parents to have a child using his genetic material after his death — a process known as posthumous reproduction. A similar case unfolded in China, where a couple killed in a 2013 car accident became parents four years later, after their frozen embryos were carried to term by a surrogate.
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