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The Three Laws of Artificial Intelligence: Re-Evaluating Human-AI Agency and Interaction in a Time of the Generative and Agentic AI Ren[ai]ssance
By: Aras Bozkurt
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.17.3.794 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 421 - 428
Submitted on: Nov 30, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 25, 2025
Published on: Aug 11, 2025
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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