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This article examines three key phenomena present in the contemporary transhumanist discourse: cyborg corporeality, somatic capitalism and biomedia. Its aim is to explore how the dynamic relations between humans and technology influence the transformation of paradigms of corporeality, identity and individual agency under the conditions of late and networked (post)modernity. Employing the perspective of anthropological and cultural studies, the text interprets the emerging forms of everyday life as phenomena deeply embedded in a techno-mediatised reality. The body is conceptualised as a cultural and semiotic construct operating simultaneously across multiple semantic registers. In this context, several figures and metaphors are evoked and reinterpreted: body as a biological object, body-hybrid, body-design, body-interface, body as a sensory platform and body as a mental image. This perspective enables the capture of the multidimensional nature of corporeality in an era marked by the advancement of immersive technologies, neurointerfaces and bioengineering. The analysis draws on selected cultural texts, recent theoretical works in the field of technological humanities and contemporary artistic and popular culture projects that study corporeality through the lenses of media, biology and digital transformation.

Key words: cyborg body, transhumanism, biomedia, somatic capitalism, anthropology of technology

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This article examines the cultural, philosophical and social implications of the biotechnological revolution in medicine, demonstrating how technological advancement is shifting its objectives from the treatment and alleviation of suffering towards the design and enhancement of the human being. It discusses key developments such as bionics, artificial intelligence and predictive medicine within the frameworks of transhumanism and posthumanism. The analysis reveals how contemporary medicine is reshaping the fundamental notions of health, corporeality and identity, and how it increasingly blurs the boundaries between the biological and the technological. Particular attention is paid to the tension between techno-enthusiasm and bioconservatism: between the aspiration to transcend human limitations and the warnings against dehumanisation, growing inequalities and the erosion of autonomy. Placed in a broad historical context, the discussion also traces the patterns of cultural resistance to medical innovation and their long-term influence on conceptions of humanity. The article argues that modern medicine is emerging not only as a domain of therapy but also as a site of radical anthropological transformation – one that demands renewed ethical reflection and philosophical vigilance.

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This article analyses the phenomenon of ‘emotional zombies’ – artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of mimicking human emotions without the capacity to genuinely experience them. Drawing on the concepts of Antonio Damásio and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the author argues that consciousness and emotion originate in the body, arising from embodied experience and the organism’s dynamic relationship with the world. From this perspective, AI can only simulate empathy, being devoid of biological homeostasis and the pre-reflective condition of ‘beingin-the-world.’ The fi gure of the emotional zombie serves to delineate the boundary between behaviour and experience, revealing why the simulation of emotion by AI, though functionally convincing, does not constitute genuine subjectivity. At the same time, the anthropomorphisation of machines gives rise to authentic emotional attachments, prompting the need for renewed ethical and anthropological reflection in the bio-tech-med era.

Key words: emotional zombies, artifi cial intelligence (AI), consciousness, embodiment, emotions

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One of the most pressing challenges facing the contemporary world and advanced digital economies is the capacity to anticipate and prevent risks, disasters and crises. The concept of technological prevention draws inspiration from the theological figure of parakletos – a guardian and protector of humanity. He serves as a prototype of the precognitive agent whose task is to employ preventive actions to eliminate potential threats both in the present (presentation prevention model) and in the future (precognitive prevention model). The aim of this article is to explore areas where technological prevention is used such as medicine, agriculture and surveillance. Examples of technological solutions in the field of preventive action are discussed, including preventive medicine, biosecurity and digital prevention, and precognitive prevention linked to biotechnological eugenics, autarkic economies and the activities of precognitives (precogs) and paracletes. The discussion is illustrated with examples of contemporary practical applications alongside imagined concepts drawn from modern culture, cinema and literature.

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This article focuses on the contemporary debate regarding artificial procreation. The first part examines futuristic visions of artificial procreation. Drawing on selected examples from the 21st-century films and literature, it exposes the anxieties and perceived threats associated with this phenomenon. These speculative representations are juxtaposed with current medical methods of assisted procreation, highlighting both their technological promise and ethical complexity. Drawing on an extensive body of literature on reproductive technologies, the study identifi es the potential moral dilemmas they entail. By presenting the arguments of both proponents and critics, it reveals the persistent and perhaps irresolvable problems inherent in the use of assisted reproductive methods. Finally, the article considers whether, in the light of contemporary scientifi c and medical knowledge, the fears expressed in futuristic cultural narratives remain justifi ed.

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This article outlines a pathway – encompassing public debates, legislative processes and regulatory frameworks – towards creating the conditions required to ensure the credibility of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare systems. Its foundation lies in the ethical use of AI in relation to patients based on the principles of subjectivity, non-maleficence, justice (understood as the absence of prejudice) and transparency. Each technological artefact, whether an AI-driven medical device or diagnostic technique, must be evaluated and mitigated to meet ethical and procedural requirements. The most effective approach is ethics by design. AI increasingly mediates the relationship between patients and physicians, creating new cultural and ethical challenges. Emerging technologies are transforming the cultural landscape of healthcare, influencing patients’ perceptions of privacy, its protection and trust. The article shows how to move from sound ethical assumptions to their realisation in medical practice.

Key words: credible AI, ethics in healthcare systems, ethics by design, trust, patient – doctor relationship

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This article examines the phenomenon of ephemeral, situational digital identity through the lens of postphenomenology and the concept of teleaffordance. It is based on the premise that identity is not something intrinsic or fixed but emerges from the dynamic relations among humans, technology and cultural norms. The analysis focuses on technologically mediated forms of presence – such as avatar selection, profile imagery and interactions in immersive environments which influence both self-perception and social recognition. Particular attention is paid to teleaffordance as an analytical framework that enables the study of the bodily and affective dimensions of digital interaction. The article argues that technology not only enables action but also co-constitutes subjectivity through its normative design structures. Furthermore, the text critically examines discourses that depict digital technologies as spaces with ‘no limits’, exposing their underlying binaries and mechanisms of exclusion. Postphenomenology is presented as a productive research perspective for analysing relational and dynamic forms of identity in digital environments.

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This article addresses a central challenge of contemporary data culture: the construction, interpretation and implementation of knowledge generated by algorithmic systems in the bio-tech-med sector. Moving beyond a technocentric view of artificial intelligence, the author adopts the perspective of the sociology of knowledge, Anselm Strauss’s theory of social worlds and concepts from embodied epistemology. This methodological framework demonstrates that algorithms are not passive or neutral tools but active cultural agents that participate in shaping medical decisions and diagnostic procedures. A distinctive feature of the analysis is the comparison between two seemingly unrelated professional contexts: bioinformaticians and physicians on the one hand, and pay-per-click specialists in digital marketing on the other. This juxtaposition reveals universal mechanisms for the management of algorithmic opacity (black boxing). Both groups are required to take operational decisions by interpreting opaque machine-generated recommendations, frequently under significant epistemic and ethical pressure. The article highlights the importance of tacit knowledge, epistemic uncertainty and communities of practitioners as key enablers of action under conditions of automated expertise.

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Contemporary research on technology and science highlights the growing need to examine the functioning of techno-biological interfaces and provide critical commentary on their cultural implications. One of the most recognisable examples of a brain – computer interface in the social imaginary is Neuralink. While public communication presents Neuralink primarily as a therapeutic tool designed to restore functionality to individuals with neurological disorders, Elon Musk frequently frames it in a broader futuristic vision of the inevitable human – machine symbiosis, including integration with artificial intelligence. This article analyses the role of metaphors, such as ‘pioneers’ and ‘telepathy’, in shaping the discourse around Neuralink, and it analyses what sociocultural vision of technology these metaphors convey.

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The Dutch artist Floris Kaayk specialises in short mockumentary films based on computer animation, which typically explore the negative consequences of the development and evolution of new technologies – particularly in the fi elds of biomedicine, bioengineering and biomechanics. This analysis focuses on two of his films: The Order Electrus (2005) and Metalosis Maligna (2006). Both works address transhumanism – the idea that humanity should enhance itself through technological augmentation, including the use of implants and prosthetics. Each film approaches these topics differently, offering insights into a range of concerns raised by both transhumanists and their critics. The stories and the way Kaayk presents them are not meant to scare us with the negative consequences of the technological and biomedical development but rather make us more sensitive to the world around us, foster mindfulness and highlight the need to ask questions and seek answers.

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