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Perspectives on the post-truth era
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A milestone!
FreedomLab commemorates its 500th article with a retrospective of its publication history
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The narratives struggling to define the impact of AI on the labor market
High expectations, disillusionment, and realism—the usual players in AI predictions are all present
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Forget about the (human) parents
Meet the cyborgs
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The enhanced human: stronger, better, happier
Why we might all become centaurs according to transhumanists
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The deficient animal: artificial by nature
And why the idea of helpful AI agents might be a misleading, anthropocentric notion
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Genuine writing in the digital age
An inconvenient effort worth pursuing
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The AI chips race (part II)
Chips are at the heart of the generative AI Stack
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Magic in metamodern times
To be(lieve) or not to be(lieve), that is the question
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The European elections and the next five years
What themes will drive European political discourse?
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We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part I)
And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European discourses helps us structure the debate
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We need to think about the constitution of the EU (part II)
And Luuk van Middelaar’s study of European spheres helps us structure the debate
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Why we should embrace the void
The psychoanalysis of 'Love, Death & Robots'
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The AI chips race (part I)
How AI chips will determine future geopolitical events
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The internet is in need of a transition
What the internet can learn from ongoing transitions in energy, mobility and food
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Is Open Source AI a sham?
Why leading AI companies are currently engaging in both 'openwashing' and 'closedwashing' practices
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Post-growth: the dawn of a new era
What will the upcoming paradigm shift entail?
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The weather is changing
What home insurance tells us about climate change
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The artisan versus the engineer: masters of the universe
What kind of skills should we (not) cultivate for generative AI?
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We are the products of technological mediation
What the metaphor of the 'medium' can teach us about AI
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When images matter more than reality
A reflection on Vilém Flusser's philosophy of photography in the age of social media
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The day the artificial became intelligent (is yet to come)
When we started to call intelligence a machine and the machine intelligent
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Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse
An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world
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The robots among us
About today’s master-slave dynamics with humanoids and chatbots
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The age of the machine: emancipation or alienation of the human?
Understanding the role of machines in society
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Short-sighted AI regulations miss the big picture
How can we ensure that AI is not only safe but also resonates with our broader norms and values?
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Philosophical prompt engineering in an AI-driven world
Why philosophical questioning and the art of posing the right questions becomes more important because of generative AI
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The enduring tool metaphor in AI discourse
About technology as a mere instrument to achieve human goals
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Degrowth will make us happier
Understanding wellbeing beyond economic growth
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How collective behavior change can foster a sustainable future
A dive into the heart of the degrowth movement
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Perspectives on the post-truth era
The 'enshittification' of society
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A milestone!
FreedomLab commemorates its 500th article with a retrospective of its publication history
11
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The narratives struggling to define the impact of AI on the labor market
High expectations, disillusionment, and realism—the usual players in AI predictions are all present
11
-minute read
Forget about the (human) parents
Meet the cyborgs
12
-minute read
The enhanced human: stronger, better, happier
Why we might all become centaurs according to transhumanists
10
-minute read
The deficient animal: artificial by nature
And why the idea of helpful AI agents might be a misleading, anthropocentric notion
9
-minute read
Genuine writing in the digital age
An inconvenient effort worth pursuing
14
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The AI chips race (part II)
Chips are at the heart of the generative AI Stack
5
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Magic in metamodern times
To be(lieve) or not to be(lieve), that is the question
5
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The European elections and the next five years
What themes will drive European political discourse?
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