Rebecca Gibson

University of Notre Dame, American University

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Rebecca Gibson is a scholar whose work sits at the compelling intersection of human desire, technology, and cultural imagination. Specializing in the anthropology and sociology of human-robot and human-AI relationships, Gibson explores how emerging technologies reshape our most fundamental human experiences and longings. Her 2019 work, *Desire in the Age of Robots and AI*, examines how artificial intelligence and robotic systems are transforming the landscape of human desire, offering a thought-provoking analysis of intimacy and connection in an increasingly automated world. Building on this foundation, her earlier 2016 study, *More Than Merely Human: How Science Fiction Pop-Culture Influences Our Desires for the Cybernetic*, traces the powerful feedback loop between popular science fiction narratives and real-world human attitudes toward cybernetic and artificial beings. Together, these works demonstrate Gibson's unique ability to bridge cultural studies, science fiction criticism, and social science inquiry. With a growing body of cited research, she is establishing herself as an original voice in the conversation about what it means to be human in a world increasingly defined by intelligent machines.