explAInED – Episode 005: Cyborgs, Culture, and AI Literacy with Dr. Katheryn Wright

Episode Summary:

In this episode of explAInED, the team welcomes Dr. Katheryn Wright, a professor of digital humanities at Champlain College. Blending media studies, posthuman theory, and feminist pedagogy, Dr. Wright offers a wide-ranging and deeply human perspective on the integration of AI into education and society. The discussion spans everything from augmented reality games and generative art to algorithmic bias, sonic diversity, and the ethical implications of AI in cultural spaces. If you've ever wondered what AI has to do with caretaking, Nine Inch Nails, or zines—this is the episode for you.

Resources & Mentions:

A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway 

Ethics of the Algorithm by Todd Presner 

Claude by Anthropic – AI tool adopted by Champlain College

ARGs (Alternate Reality Games) – Explored as cultural storytelling and student experimentation

Champlain College – Digital humanities program