Rainer Mühlhoff

Philosopher & Mathematician | full professor | head of the Ethics and Critical Theories of AI research group | Institute for Cognitive Science | University of Osnabrück
CCC | FIfF | they/he/she

Associated at Einstein Center Digital Future, Berlin + Weizenbaum-Institute, Berlin.

web: https://rainermuehlhoff.de/en/
also here: @RainerMuehlhoff.bsky.social

Web: https://rainermuehlhoff.de

Last Notes

2026-03-16 14:14:03 UTC

This is a great honor: My book “Artificial Intelligence and the New Fascism” (Reclam, in German) will be awarded the “Political Book 2026” prize by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
The award ceremony will take place on 21 May 2026 in Berlin.
More about the book and the prize:
https://rainermuehlhoff.de/en/bookprize-political-book-2026/
https://www.fes.de/preis-das-politische-buch
@npub10jk…27t8 @npub1rdc…rerl
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2026-02-13 10:49:10 UTC

Ich habe meine Teilnahme als "Experte" im "Prozess gegen Deutschland" von Milo Rau (Thalia Theater Hamburg, 13.–15.02.206) heute abgesagt. Hier meine Erklärung dazu.
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2025-09-25 08:25:45 UTC

✨ Join our team!
In meiner Forschungsgruppe "Ethik und kritische Theorien der KI" gibt es bald neue Stellen: Professurvertretung, Postdoc, Ph.D., SHKs.
Themen: #KI-Ethik, #Datenschutz, #Demokratieresilienz, KI & Schule.
Infos: https://rainermuehlhoff.de/join-our-team/
#AI #Philosophie #STS #Bildung

2025-06-24 07:20:42 UTC

🚨 Today in the Intro to the Ethics of AI lecture: Data Protection & Fundamental Rights
🔹 What’s the difference between privacy and data protection?
🔹 How do the US and Europe approach data protection differently?
🔹 Why we protect fundamental rights – not just data.
🧠 Join live on Zoom | 14:15–15:45 CEST: https://tinyurl.com/EoAI25
🎥 Watch later on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ePcdbrvi
#AIethics #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI #Privacy #DataProtection

2025-06-10 10:38:14 UTC

🚨 Today in the Intro to the Ethics of AI lecture, I will talk about *AI and the State*:
🔹 Danger of emerging fascism;
🔹 ethical debate of probabilistic decision making in administration;
🔹 What is the Rule of Law and why should we protect it!?
🧠 Join live on Zoom | 14:15–15:45 CEST: https://tinyurl.com/EoAI25
🎥 Watch later on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ECTAI_UOS
#AIethics #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI #TESCREAL

2025-06-03 10:09:40 UTC

🚨 In the Intro to the Ethics of AI today, I will talk about Tech Ideologies: trashumanism, eugenics, longtermism, neoreaction and the like.
These ideologies behind AI are currently in a process of anti-democratic radicalisation.
🧠 Join live on Zoom | 14:15–15:45 CEST: https://tinyurl.com/EoAI25
🎥 Watch later on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ECTAI_UOS
#AIethics #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI #TESCREAL

2025-06-01 09:29:55 UTC

📘 New book out now – open access!
There’s no AI ethics without addressing power.
In "The Ethics of AI: Power, Critique, Responsibility", I propose a "Power-Aware Ethics of AI" — just published with Bristol University Press.
⚡️ Read now: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-ethics-of-ai
#AI #AIethics #STS #PowerAndTechnology #critique
This project grew out of my lecture series at the University of Osnabrück – heartfelt thanks to all the students for their invaluable engagement and enthusiastic feedback.
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2025-05-28 21:04:14 UTC

📻 "Wieso Künstliche Intelligenz auch Faschisten dienen kann", habe ich heute früh auch im "politischen Feuilleton" im #Deutschlandfunk zusammengefasst:
https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/wieso-kuenstliche-intelligenz-auch-faschisten-dienen-kann-100.html
#DLF #KI #Faschismus #CriticalAI

2025-05-20 06:51:49 UTC

🚨 Intro to the Ethics of AI – Week 6!
Today we’ll start the new block on *AI Ideologies* with a session on AI Paternalism: nudging & addictive design.
🧠 Join live on Zoom 14:15–15:45 CEST: https://tinyurl.com/EoAI25
🎥 Watch later on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ECTAI_UOS
#AIethics #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI

2025-05-13 08:36:21 UTC

🚨 Intro to the Ethics of AI – Session 5 today!
We’ll explore productive power and subjectivity after Foucault & Butler — and why it matters for AI ethics.
🧠 Join live on Zoom | 14:15–15:45 CEST: https://tinyurl.com/EoAI25
🎥 Watch later on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ECTAI_UOS
#AIethics #Foucault #Butler #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI

2025-05-12 08:30:16 UTC

🚨 We’ve launched our new YouTube channel: Ethics and Critical Theories of AI!
🎥 Full lecture recordings, talks & presentations
📲 Subscribe now: https://youtube.com/@ECTAI_UOS
#AIethics #CriticalAI #Philosophy #AI #YouTube

2025-02-27 13:19:09 UTC

Welcome to 'progessive' Germany 🤨
#Merz #CDU
Mind the caption: "Markus Söder wrote on Instagram: ‘We’re ready for political change in Germany.’ Photograph: Markus Söder/Instagram"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/friedrich-merz-germany-all-male-photo-gender-gap
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2024-12-27 20:08:08 UTC

Es gibt auf dem #38c3 ja für alles Daten und Statistiken. Wie sieht es eigentlich mit diversity stats aus? #c3div Z.B. Anzahl Frauen* oder nichtweiße Speaker:innen im Bühnenprogramm?
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