In the 21st century, science fiction narratives have undergone significant transformation. Rather than enquiring if a computer is capable of thought (the Turing Test), contemporary discourse poses more intricate issues regarding the essence of life in a post-human world. This research article analyses the dissolution of human-machine barriers in postmodern tales and the resulting ethical dilemmas in modern postmodern science fiction. This study investigates the fragmentation of human identity and the rise of cyborg identity by analysing specific tales, like Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun” and “Never Let Me Go,” as well as visual texts like “Black Mirror.” This study argues that 21st-century science fiction is a crucial domain for deconstructing anthropocentric hierarchies, employing the theoretical frameworks of Jean Baudrillard’s hyperreality and Donna Haraway’s cyborg ontology. The findings suggest that the distinction between “born” and “made” is now outdated, replaced by a continuum of awareness that requires a new ethical framework prioritising emotional potential above biological origin.

Posthumanism, ethical ambiguity, the Turing test, cyborg identity, hyperreality, artificial consciousness, Kazuo Ishiguro, techno-dystopian environments, etc.