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""Even though this translation arrives decades late, it is perhaps even more relevant to today's technological condition--one in which Promethean shame becomes increasingly apparent: artificial intelligence is widely believed to soon surpass human capabilities. Günther Anders's cultural pessimism serves as a counterpoint to contemporary technological optimism, but more importantly, his reflections on human obsolescence and its relation to the technological world challenge many prevailing myths and offer critical insights for contemplating the posthuman future.""--Yuk Hui, author of Machine and Sovereignty: For a Planetary Thinking

""Even though this translation arrives decades late, it is perhaps even more relevant to today's technological condition - one in which Promethean shame becomes increasingly apparent: artificial intelligence is widely believed to soon surpass human capabilities. Günther Anders's cultural pessimism serves as a counterpoint to contemporary technological optimism, but more important, his reflections on human obsolescence and its relation to the technological world challenge many prevailing myths and offer critical insights for contemplating the posthuman future."" - Yuk Hui, author of Machine and Sovereignty: For a Planetary Thinking

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Gnther Anders (19021992) was one of the twentieth century's preeminent thinkers. He is author of more than thirty books and wrote extensively on topics spanning from philosophy to politics to art. Christopher John Mller is senior lecturer in the School of Communication, Society, and Culture at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is author of Prometheanism: Technology, Digital Culture, and Human Obsolescence. Christian Dries is head of the Gnther Anders Research Centre at the University of Freiburg in Germany and chairman of the International Gnther Anders Society.

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