The Power of AI: From Tech Ideologies to New Authoritarianisms

The event takes a look at the ideological power of artificial intelligence: It asks how the political effectiveness of the tech industry unfolds, in what relationship it stands to the new right, and which ideologies – such as transhumanism or longtermism – drive and legitimize its practices. The keynote (in English) by Rainer Mühlhoff, University of Osnabrück, focuses on the interplay between AI and the authoritarian tendencies of the present.

When: November 20, 2025, 6:30-8:00 PM

Where: Weizenbaum Institute, Hardenbergstraße 32, 10623 Berlin

Weizenbaum-Institut

Hardenbergstraße 32, 10623 Berlin

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