Is man still relevant? A provocation
Hermann Selchow
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Is man still relevant? A provocation - technological evolution and human existence
The world is changing rapidly - algorithms are making decisions, machines are taking on tasks that were once reserved for humans, and artificial intelligence is developing at a breathtaking pace. But what does that mean for us as a species? Are humans still relevant or are they being challenged by their own technological creation?
This book poses uncomfortable questions and invites you to reflect deeply on the future of human existence. In a fascinating combination of philosophy, science and technology, it analyzes in an understandable way how the digital revolution is changing our identity, our job market and our ethical standards.
For all those who are grappling with the big questions of our time: Are humans masters of their future - or are we heading inexorably towards a new era in which humans themselves become marginal figures?
A rousing and provocative non-fiction book for all those who not only want to observe technological progress, but also actively consider it and possibly help shape it.
Duration - 9h 44m.
Author - Hermann Selchow.
Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G.
Published Date - Sunday, 26 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Hermann Selchow ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Is man still relevant? A provocation - technological evolution and human existence The world is changing rapidly - algorithms are making decisions, machines are taking on tasks that were once reserved for humans, and artificial intelligence is developing at a breathtaking pace. But what does that mean for us as a species? Are humans still relevant or are they being challenged by their own technological creation? This book poses uncomfortable questions and invites you to reflect deeply on the future of human existence. In a fascinating combination of philosophy, science and technology, it analyzes in an understandable way how the digital revolution is changing our identity, our job market and our ethical standards. For all those who are grappling with the big questions of our time: Are humans masters of their future - or are we heading inexorably towards a new era in which humans themselves become marginal figures? A rousing and provocative non-fiction book for all those who not only want to observe technological progress, but also actively consider it and possibly help shape it. Duration - 9h 44m. Author - Hermann Selchow. Narrator - Digital Voice Matt G. Published Date - Sunday, 26 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Hermann Selchow ©.
Language:
English
Preface
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Digital Loneliness and Interpersonal Relationships
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The Rise of Digital Connections and the Paradox of Lone-liness
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The mechanisms behind digital loneliness
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The impact on real relationships
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The biological and psychological importance of direct human contact
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Mental Health in a Performance-Oriented Society
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The roots of the productivity paradigm
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Psychological effects of permanent pressure to perform
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Cultural differences in dealing with performance
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Paths to a healthier performance culture
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Gentrification and Housing shortage
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Big cities as desirable places to live
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Efficiency as a guiding principle of the big city
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Conclusion: The future of cities
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Consumption and Sustainability
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How the economy passes responsibility on to the consumer
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The role of education and the media
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Humans as Resources
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Humans as pure idea generators - a creative dystopia?
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The Performance-Optimized Human: Medicine and Efficiency
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The pharmaceutical industry as the pacesetter of the perfor-mance-oriented society
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The price of chemical perfection
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Neuralink - a dystopia or real opportunity?
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Between Progress and Danger: Transhumanism
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The question remains, however, whether the positive aspects outweigh the potential damage.
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Religion and Ethics - Consolation or Self-Deception
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The why and what for - the questions about the meaning of man
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The pursuit of the meaning of existence - a prerequisite for being human?
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Boomers, Millennials and Generation Z
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The break in the transmission of values and knowledge
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Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market
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Will the quality of our questions determine our future?
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Authority in Democracies – Ideologies instead of Politics
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Strengthening democratic resilience: ways out of the ideo-logy trap
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The example of Elon Musk and Sam Altman
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The role of politics in the dispute over AI and the digitalized world
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Artificial Intelligence and new Forms of Society
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The change in the world of work - is less equal to more?
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The role of the universal basic income
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New economic models and post-capitalist structures
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Despite these visionary ideas, there are numerous challen-ges:
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Education and lifelong learning
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Political and ethical challenges in a global world
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The need for new forms of society
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Democracy in Danger: The Influence of Algorithms
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Algorithms and the management of political communi-cation
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Manipulation of public opinion through filter bubbles
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Election manipulation and microtargeting
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Algorithms and the danger of the surveillance society
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Are we at the mercy of algorithmic surveillance systems?
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Utopia or Dystopia? The Next 50 Years
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The loss of work = loss of humanity?
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The meaning of work
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Is work a natural or social imprint?
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The causes of job loss and loss of social status
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The role of social systems
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Financial burden on social systems
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The future of work
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The Future of the Financial Capitalist Value System
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AI as an economic model or free use
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Society or Mass – the idea of Community
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Self-abandonment of identity in the digital age
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Man: Creator or Victim of Progress?
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Will humans be overtaken by evolutionary progress?
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Proactive regulation and ethical guardrails:
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To what extent will technology remain controllable in the future?
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Man as a driven being - the power of curiosity
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Ethics through Technology: Responsibility and Morality
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Is the human decision-maker on a shaky pedestal?
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Autonomy vs. human control
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Loss of human responsibility
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Collapse of the previous ethical system
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Danger of technocracy
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Decision-making in existential questions
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The illusion of AI infallibility
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Quo vadis AI? Global solution, national use
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Does a democratization of digitization lead to post-capitalism?
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Biotechnology: Longing for Immortality
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The Ethical Dimension and the Idea of God
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The human species at its limit – an evolutionary obsolete model?
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Homo Deus or Homo obsoletus? Final Thoughts
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Also published by me:
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Elon Musk - Ideas & Visions -How a man is transforming our civilization
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The US Dollar and the BRICS Challenge – Towards a new global financial order
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The End of Western Dominance – The Restructuring of the Multipolar World
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