Robin L. Zebrowski

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Robin L. Zebrowski is a leading philosopher of artificial intelligence and cognitive science, whose work critically examines the conceptual foundations of machine consciousness, social cognition, and human-robot interaction. Her research bridges philosophy of mind, AI ethics, and embodied cognition, challenging both technological optimism and philosophical skepticism about artificial minds. In her landmark book *Great Philosophical Objections to Artificial Intelligence* (2021), Zebrowski systematically dismantles the most famous arguments against building human-level intelligent machines—from consciousness and rationality to meaning and cognitive architecture—offering a vivid, balanced analysis that has become essential reading in the field (13 citations). Her influential paper “Fear of a Bot Planet” (2020, 7 citations) reframes debates about humanoid robotics by shifting focus from ethical concerns about deception to the ontological value of humanoid embodiment for consciousness research. More recently, in “Carving Up Participation” (2022, 5 citations), Zebrowski introduces Participatory Sense-Making (PSM) as a new descriptive level for understanding social cognition, arguing that AI has fundamentally misconstrued the interactive structure of social minds. Her work is notable for its interdisciplinary rigor, bringing together phenomenology, robotics, and cognitive science to reshape how we think about artificial agents and their place in our social world.