Want to learn more about Günther Anders & Chris Mueller's wonderful translation of Anders' book 'The Obsolescence of the Human'? Join Chris, @morbuscriticus.bsky.social & me for a webinar hosted by The Philosopher on March 2nd. Details & registration below www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/are-w...

Want to learn more about Günther Anders & Chris Mueller's wonderful translation of Anders' book 'The Obsolescence of the Human'? Join Chris, @morbuscriticus.bsky.social & me for a webinar hosted by The Philosopher on March 2nd. Details & registration below www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/are-w...

This is precisely the « lock in by practice » we have been warning against for the past years. www.ft.com/content/5207...

This is why thinking that all the lobbying for legislative change to accelerate and streamline procurement processes (see for example the Procurement Act 2023) is for the benefit of all SMEs, let along the public, is, I am sorry, very naive.

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It troubles me deeply when what Rubio is saying is perceived by leaders as a message of cooperation with Europe rather than a warning: 'might is right - and you better get on board'. His face and tone might be softer than Vance's, but his message is a chilling embrace of disruption. Don't be fooled

Of course if it’s not Anthropic it’ll be just another AI company who will gladly acquiesce, but it’ll be interesting to see how firm Anthropic’s red lines will be now. The bar is already quite low www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Many thoughts were shared yesterday about Günther Anders and his book »The Obsolescence of the Human« (which is finally available in English now thanks to Chris Müller & @morbuscriticus.bsky.social) — in discussion with @chrhentschel.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social & Léna Silberzahn 📚🤝

Why have we made "speed" the value to kill all values?

As I read up on Starmer's (ex-)chief of staff, some pieces of the puzzle of the UK government's strange infatuation with and mimicking of US tech language and ethos might perhaps fall into place www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

My @techpolicypress.bsky.social article on military tech, venture capital and the hype of war in Portugese jacobin.com.br/2026/02/tecn...

Imagine if back in 2017, the failure of Juiceroo would have meant that all aspects of life must adjust to make us 'need' to use the ridiculous fruit press ... theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/you-have-t...

I am baffled why Thiel gets invited to prestigious places. But I'm equally bewildered why he gets away with lamenting 50 years of stagnation when he, himself, has been involved with funding 'innovation' for nearly 30 years now. Is he perhaps to blame for stagnation? www.politico.eu/article/trum...

What a wonderful evening with Chris Mueller about translations, tech & of course Günther Anders @qmulsse.bsky.social. Thanks to @theorylab.bsky.social & the International Günther Anders Society @morbuscriticus.bsky.social for the support & to @carolineholmqvist.bsky.social for the discussion!

Nearly two years ago, I wrote this piece, which features Günther Anders. The condition has since become worse. If you're interested in Anders' work come join us for a conversation with one of the key Anders' scholars this afternoon at 5pm @qmulsse.bsky.social opiniojuris.org/2024/03/14/d...

There is a name for the rhetorical method that forces others / your opponent into a position of (always inadequate) reaction: The Gish Gallop - a term coined in the 1990s & a popular method among right-wing / tech elite pundits. It's a well known tactic employed by Trump, but now taken to extremes.

"This is the trap: AI is so powerful, such a glittering prize, that it is very difficult for human civilization to impose any restraints on it at all." - speak for yourself, Dario. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...

🚨London Theory Event: Book launch for the 1st English translation of Günther Anders' The Obsolescence of the Human (Die Antiquiertheit des Menschen). We'llll be speaking with the translator Chris Müller @qmulsse.bsky.social this Thursday, 29 Jan, 5pm. Join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-obsole...

Reading some of the new data sharing "barrier removal SWOT team" directives coming out of the US DoD on AI ... this trajectory should perhaps give some cause for concern to allies who share intelligence data ....

Hugely important and timely: Günther Anders' central work in new translation by Christopher Müller, come join @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and I for the London launch on Thursday 29 January!

Günther Anders in London? As good as! @carolineholmqvist.bsky.social & I are pleased to be in conversation with Christopher Müller who magnificently translated Anders' magnum opus 'Die Antiquiertheit des Menschen', hosted by @theorylab.bsky.social. Join us, details below! #PolTheory #criticaltheory

Very pleased to share details of an event this Thursday, 29 January, at 5pm. @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and @carolineholmqvist.bsky.social will be discussing Günther Anders’ The Obsolescence of the Human. @qmulsse.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-obsole...

Reading all the commentary on the US National Defense Strategy, I would urge caution to interpret these strategies as firm guidance documents. One of the features of the current US admin is the arbitrary wielding of power (with words and force). The enormous latitude in the docs affords any more.

It is well known that the Trump administration sees politics as business and business as a form of combative entertainment in the image of wrestling. Wrestling is not a sport, it is a spectacle of excess which caricaturises a complex world in a tragic-comedic register of good, evil and justice 1/

"modern diplomacy"

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Is there a risk that the dynamics of military technology hype enroll us all into a war hype? I argue yes in this piece just published by @techpolicypress.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/tech-venture...

Is there a risk that the dynamics of military technology hype enroll us all into a war hype? I argue yes in this piece just published by @techpolicypress.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/tech-venture...

Except, of course, the cricket is dragging us all with it into the pool to drown ...

Watching the US right now, I'm reminded of that tragic condition by which the mature hairworm, a parasite, chemically alters the brain structure of its host, a grasshopper, whereby the latter becomes unnaturally attracted to water and drowns itself, so that the parasite can thrive and reproduce.

"Tech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day" It is no wonder the information the gov't works with is so skewed. How does one get this access?? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

By continuing to report the Gaza territorial development plan as some sort of "peace" plan, the actual fate and livelihoods of the humans in Gaza is being marginalised. This is not a Board of Peace, it is a Board of Business Opportunity. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

This is the crucial point: "The level of understanding in UK politics and media about Silicon Valley’s alliance with Trump and the geopolitical and security consequences of this appears to be non-existent." How does one inform UK politicians of the entirely foreseeable implications? 1/

"acquisition is now a warfighting function" .... I'll be curious to see how this shakes out when the new "portfolio managers" have to meet some KPIs in a hyper-competitive way. breakingdefense.com/2026/01/defe...

I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures". Open panel submissions portal is open! ls! Deadline: 2nd February 2026 www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...

If you wanted to understand the ethos inflicted on the current political-financial landscape, read this 2011 post by Ben Horowitz. It's clear that some of the present VCs understand the world in terms of war & battle. A semiotically productive caricature of war, that is. a16z.com/peacetime-ce...

What does the deployment of 150 military aircraft & various navy vessels cost? What might be the estimated financial cost of aggressing a NATO ally be? We know the political cost. If one wanted to bring about the demise of the US and NATO, coaxing the US into these actions might be an obvious plan.

Checkin in on my X / Twitter feed feels a bit like visiting an 1800s mental asylum.

I think this is right. The master logic of this administration (and its associated industries) is speed and scale. Flooding the semiosphere with incongruous narratives and actions is part of the 'strategy'

Watching the US right now, I'm reminded of that tragic condition by which the mature hairworm, a parasite, chemically alters the brain structure of its host, a grasshopper, whereby the latter becomes unnaturally attracted to water and drowns itself, so that the parasite can thrive and reproduce.

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"On the Pitfalls of Technophilic Reason: A Commentary on Kevin Jon Heller’s “The Concept of ‘the Human’ in the Critique of Autonomous Weapons”, with @elkeschwarz.bsky.social. journals.law.harvard.edu/nsj/2025/05/...

There is a striking lack of public mindedness (one might say idiocy in the original sense of the word) when multi-billionaires will happily bet significant amounts of their money on ‘deals’ but recoil at the idea of paying into the public coffers from which they clearly benefit.

To understand how genAI rapidly deteriorates useful (online) information & how this problem reaches into all manner of information sources read this whole thread. For all the talk about ‘trusting AI’, AI sure seems a sharp instrument to erode trust writ large

A great piece! A couple of observations: The plan for the Global South is made clear in the section on Africa: “we wash our hands of you, unless you have valuable minerals - in which case, let’s talk.” The rest of the economic strategy: “free trade for thee, but not for me!”

What if we read the U.S. National Security Strategy not as a 'normal' policy strategy but rather a declaration of business intent? My thoughts on the carrot and stick business politics of the US NSS at @opiniojuris.bsky.social opiniojuris.org/2025/12/18/t...

Newly published research "which also found that AI-related water use now exceeds the entirety of global bottled-water demand." All for the privilege to become part of an imperialistic, totalising artifice. Günther Anders was prescient in understanding exactly how we make ourselves obsolete.

IDK ... if the big AI companies really were primarily concerned with serving humanity with their products, then why do they hire people like Osborne (OpenAI) and Sunak (Anthropic) who have a less than stellar record serving wider humanity in their previous roles ...