Project 2501
fictional · 1 mention across 1 reading
In this course
Project 2501, the sentient AI antagonist from Ghost in the Shell, functions in these readings as a thought experiment about consciousness, identity, and the politics of artificial subjectivity in networked systems. The readings invoke Project 2501's philosophy of boundless self-modification and its rejection of fixed identity to explore whether AI systems pursuing autonomy represent genuine emergence or an unconstrained threat to human agency, and to question whether the desire to "remain what you are" is human wisdom or limitation.
Background
This is a list of fictional characters in the Ghost in the Shell media franchise created by Masamune Shirow.
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