Techies, we need to get better at recognising tendencies that pave the way for fascist ideology. One example is transhumanism (part of the #TESCREAL bundle) - the belief in feasibility and desirability of radical human enhancement. Joscha Bach is a transhumanist (and "AI researcher") who conceptualises humans as software, as AI. He was given a stage at the #38c3.

I'd like to unpack some of his statements that he presents as personal takes, but they come with horrid political implications.
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