German artist, filmmaker, author, playwright, and former technology CEO (Amazon, Vodafone, T-Mobile) living in Italy and France. This essay is part of my 2026 “Beyond the Human” cycle, which explores the cultural and existential consequences of superintelligence through philosophical essays, a novel, painting, theatre, and film. Created 2018 The Last Faust, a Gesamtkunstwek on Goethe's Faust incl a feature film with Steven Berkoff.