Ethics and Social Philosophy of the Digital Society
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Chatbots at School!? (with Marte Henningsen). Chaos Communication Congress 38c3, 28 December 2024, Hamburg, Germany. Languages: 🇩🇪 + 🇬🇧 live translation |
Purpose Limitation for AI (with Hannah Ruschemeier). Chaos Communication Congress 38c3, 29 December 2024, Hamburg, Germany. Languages: 🇩🇪 + 🇬🇧 live translation |
AI – Power – Inequality: Chaos Communication Congress 37c3, 28 December 2023, Hamburg, Germany. Languages: 🇩🇪 + 🇬🇧 live translation |
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Panel Discussion on Book Launch Day: AI and the New Fascism
Constanze Kurz, spokesperson for the Chaos Computer Club, and I will discuss my new book “AI and the New Fascism” together at Urania Berlin — on the very day...
Ebook pre-release on June 2: New Book “AI and the New Fascism” (Reclam Verlag)
Update: The ebook has been released through some ebook platforms as of June 2, 2025 (in German language).
“Do I Still Think for Myself? AI, ChatGPT & Co.” – at phil.cologne
A session for students from grade 9 and up to reflect together on what ChatGPT is doing to us!
Presenting “Purpose Limitation for AI” at the Oxford Internet Institute
Hannah Ruschemeier and I will present our joint research on “Updating Purpose Limitation for AI – a normative approach to AI regulation” at the Oxford Inter...
ARD ttt – titel thesen temperamente on “AI and the New Fascism”
On 15 Jun 2025, the popular culture magazine on the ARD TV station ttt reported about my work on authoritarian politics and AI.
Event: AI and the Future of Democracy – June 3, 2025, Theater Osnabrück
The research group Ethics and Critical Theories at Osnabrück University invites you to talks, a short film & an installation. Join us to discuss AI, the ...
New book out now: The Ethics of AI: Power, Critique, Responsibility
⚡️ Open Access, published by Bristol University Press.
The Data Ethics Outreach Lab now has a website!
DEOL is the scientific transfer platform of our research group. The DEOL showcases innovative formats through which we translate scientific research findings...
Interview: “Elon Musk’s Digital State” – Rheinische Post
According to reports, the U.S. plans to cut 80,000 jobs just in the Department of Veterans Affairs. AI ethicist Rainer Mühlhoff sees the current restructurin...
“Der digitale Staatsstreich in den USA” – Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Politisches Feuilleton
Seit der Amtseinführung von Donald Trump bahnt sich in den USA eine beispiellose Machtübernahme an: Elon Musk und seine Tech-Ingenieure übernehmen systematis...
The New Fascism Is Here – And Big Tech Is Running It
Since Trump’s inauguration as the 47th U.S. president, Elon Musk has been touring federal agencies in Washington with a retinue of tech engineers and executi...
New Website: purposelimitation.ai
Our project “Updating Purpose Limitation for AI” now has its own website!
Chaos Communication Congress 38c3: Participating with Two Presentations!
See you in Hamburg! I will be presenting the latest from my research in these two talks (in German):
We tested Fobizz’s “AI Grading Assistant”: New Paper and 38C3 Presentation
Chatbots in the classroom? We tested a tool from the German market leader Fobizz and find serious shortcomings.
