Patrick Agbor Assibong

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Patrick Agbor Assibong is a critical voice at the intersection of artificial intelligence, existential risk, and socio-political philosophy. His research probes the deep ethical and ontological questions raised by AI, moving beyond technical efficiency to examine how intelligent machines reshape human identity, labor, and social alienation. Assibong’s most influential work, “Artificial intelligence, alienation and ontological problems of other minds” (2017, 44 citations), challenges the prevailing techno-optimism by interrogating whether AI exacerbates existential estrangement and complicates our understanding of consciousness and other minds. He extends this critique in “A Critical Review of the Politics of Artificial Intelligent Machines, Alienation and the Existential Risk Threat to America’s Labour Force” (2018, 15 citations), where he analyzes the political and economic vulnerabilities AI introduces, particularly the displacement of workers and the erosion of agency. By foregrounding alienation and existential risk, Assibong offers a necessary counterpoint to narratives of seamless progress, urging scholars and policymakers to confront the human costs of automation. His work is essential reading for anyone interested in the philosophical and societal dimensions of AI, reminding us that the future of machines is inseparable from the future of humanity.