Bruno Gransche

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Bruno Gransche is a leading philosopher of technology whose work critically examines the metaphors and myths shaping our understanding of artificial intelligence. His key research areas include the philosophy of AI, the anthropology of technology, and the ethics of autonomous systems. Gransche’s major contribution lies in deconstructing the technomyth of AI as a “movable host”—a powerful metaphor that frames artificial intelligence not as a singular entity, but as a dynamic, relational aggregate of human interactions and technical systems. This perspective challenges simplistic narratives of AI autonomy, arguing that true human autonomy is fundamentally distinct from technical autonomy. In his influential paper “Das bewegliche Heer der Künstlichen Intelligenz” (2024), which has garnered 6 citations, Gransche reveals how metaphorical language surreptitiously transfers human attributes to machines, obscuring the essential heteronomy of technical systems. His work “Normgiving Technology?” (2024) further explores this tension, emphasizing that autonomous humans choose to follow self-given laws, whereas machines cannot escape their programmed dependence. By exposing these conceptual confusions, Gransche provides essential critical tools for researchers and students navigating the ethical and philosophical dimensions of emerging technologies.