Youtube Liversteam
German

Roland Meyer: Visual Worlds of Domination: Generative AI and the Aesthetics of Fascistization
Anna Kraher: A Critique of Digital Sovereignty: The German AI Promise and Fascist Connections
Moderator: Kathrin Trattner

The panel will explore questions regarding AI and fascism on various levels: It examines the images flooding our social media feeds as well as the underlying infrastructures. Following the panel, Roland Meyer and Anna Kraher will engage in a discussion with Kathrin Trattner.

Roland Meyer is a visual and media scholar and, since July 1, 2024, has served as the DIZH Bridge Professor for Digital Cultures and Arts at the University of Zurich and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

Anna Kraher is a research associate in the field of ethics of digitalization at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. Her research and artistic practice focus in particular on power relations, imaginaries, and the infrastructures underlying technologies. She is a member of the Critical Data Lab, as well as of servus.at, a net culture initiative and independent data center.

The panel is part of the conference on contemporary fascism and possibilities for resistance.