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Audio Archive Podcast – Go against the Grain is a long-term journalistic project and digital archive for conversations, interviews, reports, and essays on politics, society, and culture. Two to four new podcast episodes are released each month.
For more than three decades, we have been conducting interviews with philosophers, authors, activists, and scientists worldwide. Our interviewees explain the complex developments of our time and place them in an easily understandable and contemporary context within the global framework.
The Audio Archive Podcasts focus neither on mass media uniformity nor on unreflective pack journalism, but on differentiating insights: enlightening, knowledgeable and free from economic interests.
All Audio Archive podcasts are free. No revenue is generated through advertising. No AI support.
More details about the project, background informations, articles, video shorts, essays and more you'll find on our webpage www.audio-archiv.com
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Jan 16, 2026
Jan 16, 2026
31 min
🎓 Stefan Fuchs (Wissenschaftsjournalist) im Gespräch mit Armin Grunwald (geb. 1960). Der Physiker und Philosoph Armin Grunwald leitet die größte Einrichtung für Technologiefolgenabschätzung weltweit. Technologiefolgenabschätzung ist ein Teilgebiet der Technikphilosophie. Chancen und Risiken neuer Technologien werden in Bezug auf die Entwicklung der Gesellschaft analysiert. Armin Grunwald leitet zudem das Bundestagsbüro für Technologiefolgenabschätzung. Die Politik soll damit möglichst früh mit den Potentialen und Gefahren neuer technischer Entwicklungen vertraut gemacht werden. In diesem Gespräch wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob die neuen Technologien die demokratischen Systeme bedrohen und welche Herausforderungen die neuen Technologien für die "Minima Moralia" (Theodor W. Adorno) des Individuums darstellen.
/🎓 Stefan Fuchs (science journalist) in conversation with Armin Grunwald (born 1960). Physicist and philosopher Armin Grunwald heads the world's largest institution for technology assessment. Technology assessment is a branch of the philosophy of technology. It analyzes the opportunities and risks of new technologies in relation to the development of society. Armin Grunwald also heads the German Bundestag's Office of Technology Assessment. The aim is to familiarize politicians with the potential and dangers of new technological developments as early as possible. This conversation explores the question of whether new technologies threaten democratic systems and what challenges they pose for the “minima moralia” (Theodor W. Adorno) of the individual.
/🎓 Stefan Fuchs (journaliste scientifique) s'entretient avec Armin Grunwald (né en 1960). Physicien et philosophe, Armin Grunwald dirige le plus grand institut d'évaluation des choix technologiques au monde. L'évaluation des choix technologiques est un domaine de la philosophie de la technologie. Elle analyse les opportunités et les risques des nouvelles technologies par rapport au développement de la société. Armin Grunwald dirige également le bureau d'évaluation des choix technologiques du Bundestag. L'objectif est de familiariser les responsables politiques le plus tôt possible avec les potentiels et les dangers des nouveaux développements techniques. Cet entretien explore la question de savoir si les nouvelles technologies menacent les systèmes démocratiques et quels défis elles représentent pour la « Minima Moralia » (Theodor W. Adorno) de l'individu. Armin Grunwald dirige également le bureau du Bundestag chargé de l'évaluation des conséquences technologiques. L'objectif est de familiariser les responsables politiques le plus tôt possible avec les potentiels et les dangers des nouvelles évolutions techniques. Cet entretien aborde la question de savoir si les nouvelles technologies menacent les systèmes démocratiques et quels défis elles représentent pour la « Minima Moralia » de l'individu.
📚 Veröffentlichungen u.a. / publications a.o. / Publications, entre autres:
- Armin Grunwald: "Technikfolgenabschätzung – Eine Einführung." Zweite, grundlegend überarbeitete erweiterte Auflage. Berlin, edition sigma 2010.
- Armin Grunwald: "Der unterlegene Mensch – Die Zukunft der Menschheit im Angesicht von Algorithmen, künstlicher Intelligenz und Robotern." Riva Verlag, München 2019.
- Armin Grunwald, Jürgen Kopfmüller: "Nachhaltigkeit." (3., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage 2022.) Campus, Frankfurt am Main/New York 2006.
#technologiefolgen #KIT #Nachhaltigkeit
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