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Research & publications

Questions about intelligence, machines, and the future — with publications on Zenodo, frameworks, and a book.

02 — Research

Research

Questions about intelligence, machines, and the future.

01

Artificial Intelligence

Machine intelligence, reasoning, learning systems and emerging AI architectures.

02

Robotics

Autonomous systems, human–robot interaction and robotic intelligence.

03

AI Governance

Accountability, autonomy, safety, ethics and responsible deployment.

04

Future Intelligence

Exploring how biological and artificial intelligence may evolve.

05

AI for Education

Using intelligent systems to transform learning and access to knowledge.

06

Emerging Technologies

Exploring technologies that could reshape society.

03 — Featured Research

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer Review · 2026 · Zenodo

Artificial Intelligence Governance in Developing Countries: Challenges, Comparative Frameworks, and Pathways Toward Equitable Global Governance

Prabesh Dahal · 2026 · Zenodo

Examines AI governance in developing countries through institutional, economic, technological, ethical, and geopolitical perspectives. Compares EU, US, and Chinese governance approaches and analyses how developing countries and regional organisations are adapting global principles to local circumstances.

AI GovernanceGlobal SouthTechnology Policy
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21943697

Peer Review · 2026 · Zenodo

The Moral Agency of Artificial Intelligence: Can an AI System Be Held Responsible for Its Decisions?

Prabesh Dahal · 2026 · Zenodo

Examines moral agency in AI through philosophical, ethical, legal, technological, and institutional perspectives. Argues that contemporary AI systems lack the subjective experience required for genuine moral responsibility, and proposes a layered responsibility framework assigning duties among developers, deployers, users, and regulators.

AI EthicsMoral PhilosophyAI Governance
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21943869

Published via Zenodo — open access · CC BY 4.0

Also published

Book

2025

The Last Human Protocol

Dahal, P. (2025). The Last Human Protocol.

A comprehensive exploration of human consciousness and its intersection with artificial intelligence. Recognised by the Asia Book of Records — earning the Grand Master title.

AI EthicsPhilosophy
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Peer Review

2026

The Moral Agency of Artificial Intelligence: Can an AI System Be Held Responsible for Its Decisions?

Dahal, P. (2026). The Moral Agency of Artificial Intelligence: Can an AI System Be Held Responsible for Its Decisions? Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21943869

Examines moral agency in AI through philosophical, ethical, legal, technological, and institutional perspectives. Argues that contemporary AI systems lack the subjective experience required for genuine moral responsibility, and proposes a layered responsibility framework assigning duties among developers, deployers, users, and regulators.

AI EthicsMoral PhilosophyAI Governance
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21943869 ↗

Framework

2025

Seven Laws of the Robotic Age

Dahal, P. (2025). Seven Laws of the Robotic Age.

Seven core governing principles for AI and robotics development — addressing accountability, autonomy boundaries, human–robot coexistence, ethical deployment, and societal impact.

AI GovernanceRobotics Ethics
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Theory

2025

Five Theories of Future Intelligence

Dahal, P. (2025). Five Theories of Future Intelligence.

Five original theories on how intelligence — human and artificial — will evolve. Covers emergent cognition, distributed intelligence, symbiotic learning, conscious machines, and post-human agency.

Future IntelligenceAI Philosophy
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05 — Original Thinking

Ideas for the next intelligence

Two original frameworks — developing the conceptual groundwork for how intelligent systems should be governed, and how intelligence itself may evolve.

VIIOriginal framework · 2025

The Seven Laws of the Robotic Age

Seven core governing principles for AI and robotics development — addressing accountability, autonomy boundaries, human–robot coexistence, ethical deployment, governance, and societal impact.

  • Accountability

    Every intelligent system carries responsibility.

  • Autonomy Boundaries

    Capability must be bounded by purpose.

  • Human–Robot Coexistence

    Designed for partnership, not replacement.

  • Ethical Deployment

    Safety before scale.

  • Governance

    Rules that evolve with intelligence.

  • Transparency

    Systems that can explain themselves.

  • Human Control

    Humans remain the final authority.

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VOriginal framework · 2025

The Five Theories of Future Intelligence

Five original theories on the evolution of intelligence, covering emergent cognition, distributed intelligence, symbiotic learning, conscious machines, and post-human agency.

  • Emergent Cognition

    Intelligence arising from complex systems.

  • Distributed Intelligence

    Cognition spread across networks of agents.

  • Symbiotic Learning

    Human and machine learning in partnership.

  • Conscious Machines

    The open question of machine experience.

  • Post-Human Agency

    Agency beyond the biological.

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