Dr. Gitanjaly Chhabra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Canada West (UCW), Vancouver, Canada. She is an academician, philosopher, educator, researcher, and writer. Her research interest primarily focuses on the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and posthuman philosophy. She has authored articles and presented at various conferences in the same field. Along with academia, she has also served in the industry as a professional with a history of directing teams and organizations and training individuals towards excellence in overreaching company goals. As an Assistant Professor at UCW, she teaches Philosophy, English, and Communications courses. Additionally, she is actively involved in the AI advisory working group and she is a member of the program (undergraduate) curriculum working committee.
Research Areas: Posthumanism; Posthuman Conceptualization of Consciousness; Philosophy of Artificial intelligence (AI) / Simulated intelligence; Philosophical Progression of Self & AI; Posthumanist Applied Linguistics; Education: green education, AI in education, posthuman
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