#rp26 speaker Anna-Verena Nosthoff: The kybernetic Authoritarianism of the Tech Bros

How do cybernetic modes of thought and control shape the politics, power structures and governance of Silicon Valley – and why are they taking on authoritarian traits?
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Why does Elon Musk refer to humans as “cyborgs” and to X as “cybernetic superintelligence”? Anna-Verena Nosthoff’s session offers insights into the book “Cybernetics and Critique” and explains how cybernetic forms of thought and control shape the politics, power and governance of Silicon Valley – and why they are taking on authoritarian traits in the age of techno-fascism.