We are currently experiencing a revolution whose consequences cannot yet be predicted. AI writes, decides, diagnoses and monitors. The questions this brings up are not academic ones. They are political, ethical and existential.
Markus Gabriel (Ethische Intelligenz [“Ethical Intelligence”]) asks about morality. Roberto Simanowski (Sprachmaschinen [“Language Machines”]) dissects what happens to meaning when algorithms do the writing. Sibylle Anderl (Bequeme neue Welt [“Comfortable New World”]) distrusts the comfort of progress. Rainer Mühlhoff (Artificial Intelligence and The New Fascism) scrutinizes the political consequences. Antonia Hmaidi, an analyst, examines the geopolitical aspects of technology.
This new phil.COLOGNE format opens the door to the engine room of the present day, sharing six perspectives on the function and consequences of a technology that is changing the world – in both positive and negative ways. Host: Gert Scobel

Contributors

Antonia Hmaidi © MERICS

Antonia Hmaidi

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Gert Scobel

Born in Aachen in 1959, Gert Scobel is one of Germany’s most renowned s… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Markus Gabriel

Born in 1980, Markus Gabriel is one of the best-known contemporary… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Rainer Mühlhoff

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Roberto Simanowski

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Sibylle Anderl

Born in 1981, Sibylle Anderl completed her studies with a double… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.

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Books

Bequeme neue Welt

Bequeme neue Welt

Sibylle Anderl
Piper

978-3-492-07483-4

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Ethische Intelligenz

Ethische Intelligenz

Markus Gabriel
Ullstein

978-3-550-20461-6

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Künstliche Intelligenz und der neue Faschismus

Künstliche Intelligenz und der neue Faschismus

Rainer Mühlhoff
Reclam

978-3-15-014666-8

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Sprachmaschinen

Sprachmaschinen

Roberto Simanowski
C.H. Beck

978-3-406-83753-1

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    Friday
    12. June 2026
    19:00

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