Sebastian Koth
@sebastiankoth.bsky.social
science & technoology & political economy
researcher @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
researcher @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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A tax on the computational time consumed by AI systems would make labor displacement marginally costlier than augmentation without suppressing innovation, Sami Mahroum explains. bit.ly/44NTKCK
How to Tax AI
Sami Mahroum proposes levies on the computational time consumed by AI systems in lieu of unworkable "robot taxes."
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A tax on the computational time consumed by AI systems would make labor displacement marginally costlier than augmentation without suppressing innovation, Sami Mahroum explains. bit.ly/44NTKCK
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nice read from @cornelban.bsky.social 'price stability and planetary stability can no longer be separated. Every rate hike now carries climate consequences. Liquidity provision has become a form of environmental policy—whether central bankers admit it or not' geoeconomic.substack.com/p/central-ba...
Central Banking for the End of Times
Frankfurt measured the risk, Beijing moved the money, and Washington looked away.
geoeconomic.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
nice read from @cornelban.bsky.social 'price stability and planetary stability can no longer be separated. Every rate hike now carries climate consequences. Liquidity provision has become a form of environmental policy—whether central bankers admit it or not' geoeconomic.substack.com/p/central-ba...
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Today, @raulcarrillo.bsky.social explains why existing legal frameworks are inadequate to address the emerging dystopian world of monetary fiefdoms—a world in which private infrastructure governs without the name of government.
Game Over: The End of Financial Regulation as We Knew It
Many on the left continue to view cryptocurrency as little more than a grift. Yet the crypto industry aims to achieve something much more dangerous: functional monetary sovereignty.
lpeproject.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today, @raulcarrillo.bsky.social explains why existing legal frameworks are inadequate to address the emerging dystopian world of monetary fiefdoms—a world in which private infrastructure governs without the name of government.
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In this moment of profound uncertainty over the global monetary order, Europe needs to move swiftly on becoming a truly global currency issuer, writes @shahinvallee.bsky.social at @thepolycrisis.bsky.social. Us & China are rolling out plans…
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
A Global Euro | Phenomenal World
With the global monetary order on less certain ground, will Europeans seize the opportunity to make the euro a true reserve currency issuer?
www.phenomenalworld.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
In this moment of profound uncertainty over the global monetary order, Europe needs to move swiftly on becoming a truly global currency issuer, writes @shahinvallee.bsky.social at @thepolycrisis.bsky.social. Us & China are rolling out plans…
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-g...
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Today, @rohangrey.bsky.social kicks off a series on the law and political economy of cryptocurrency, by considering the Left's missed opportunities and explaining how it can reclaim control over the future of money.
How the Left Lost the Plot on Crypto (and How to Find it Again)
The story of crypto’s transformation from cypherpunk experiment to Wall Street darling is bleak, but it was not preordained. Where did the left go wrong, and how can it reassert itself in shaping the…
lpeproject.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today, @rohangrey.bsky.social kicks off a series on the law and political economy of cryptocurrency, by considering the Left's missed opportunities and explaining how it can reclaim control over the future of money.
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New article! "Tokenization of everything? Exploring the limits of blockchain technologies in the governance of financial markets and assets" led by Anetta Proskurovska
If you want to learn about #tokenization in #finance & #financialmarkets then check it out
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you want to learn about #tokenization in #finance & #financialmarkets then check it out
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Tokenization of everything? Exploring the limits of blockchain technologies in the governance of financial markets and assets | Finance and Society | Cambridge Core
Tokenization of everything? Exploring the limits of blockchain technologies in the governance of financial markets and assets
www.cambridge.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New article! "Tokenization of everything? Exploring the limits of blockchain technologies in the governance of financial markets and assets" led by Anetta Proskurovska
If you want to learn about #tokenization in #finance & #financialmarkets then check it out
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you want to learn about #tokenization in #finance & #financialmarkets then check it out
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
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Regine Paul, Vali Stan and I have analysed how deeply #AI is entangled in global politics and corporate profit-hunting. “The AI Matrix” is the result – and the digital book-version is open access: www.agendapub.com/page/detail/... (Link doesn't work? Try this one: www.regulaite.eu/images/pdf/M...)
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Regine Paul, Vali Stan and I have analysed how deeply #AI is entangled in global politics and corporate profit-hunting. “The AI Matrix” is the result – and the digital book-version is open access: www.agendapub.com/page/detail/... (Link doesn't work? Try this one: www.regulaite.eu/images/pdf/M...)
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“Flooded homes lose value. Overheated cities become uninhabitable. Entire asset classes are degrading in real time, which translates to loss of value, business interruption, & market devaluation on a systemic level"- Günther Thallinger
@kmac & I dig insurance: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ins...
@kmac & I dig insurance: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ins...
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“Flooded homes lose value. Overheated cities become uninhabitable. Entire asset classes are degrading in real time, which translates to loss of value, business interruption, & market devaluation on a systemic level"- Günther Thallinger
@kmac & I dig insurance: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ins...
@kmac & I dig insurance: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ins...
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Am 27.11. startet unser neues Kolloquium 'Reorganisation von Wissenspraktiken' am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social mit einem Vortrag von Ingo Schulz-Schaeffer. Wir freuen uns auf eine spannende Diskussion zur Agency von generativer KI! Infos zum gesamten Programm finden sich hier: buff.ly/5VIZO0C
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November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Am 27.11. startet unser neues Kolloquium 'Reorganisation von Wissenspraktiken' am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social mit einem Vortrag von Ingo Schulz-Schaeffer. Wir freuen uns auf eine spannende Diskussion zur Agency von generativer KI! Infos zum gesamten Programm finden sich hier: buff.ly/5VIZO0C
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"Both Perestroika and Thatcherism were easier said than done. While both sides eventually concluded that there was no alternative to breaking promises, only the West could actually do it."
From the archive, @maxkrahe.bsky.social on "The Triumph of Broken Promises"
From the archive, @maxkrahe.bsky.social on "The Triumph of Broken Promises"
No Alternative? | Max Krahé
On The Triumph of Broken Promises by Fritz Bartel
www.phenomenalworld.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Both Perestroika and Thatcherism were easier said than done. While both sides eventually concluded that there was no alternative to breaking promises, only the West could actually do it."
From the archive, @maxkrahe.bsky.social on "The Triumph of Broken Promises"
From the archive, @maxkrahe.bsky.social on "The Triumph of Broken Promises"
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Martijn Konings, Fiscal Dominance? — Sidecar
Trump and the Federal Reserve.
newleftreview.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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@lkseiling.bsky.social & @markscott.bsky.social plea in @techpolicypress.bsky.social for a new data access regime emerging from a "generation of decentralized platforms that treat data transparency not as a regulatory burden but as a civic and scientific good"
www.techpolicy.press/in-critical-...
www.techpolicy.press/in-critical-...
In Critical Condition – How To Stabilize Researcher Data Access? | TechPolicy.Press
Mark Scott and LK Seiling discuss the struggle for researcher access to social media data and an alternative future where transparency is seen as a civic good.
www.techpolicy.press
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
@lkseiling.bsky.social & @markscott.bsky.social plea in @techpolicypress.bsky.social for a new data access regime emerging from a "generation of decentralized platforms that treat data transparency not as a regulatory burden but as a civic and scientific good"
www.techpolicy.press/in-critical-...
www.techpolicy.press/in-critical-...
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Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly…
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
The latest example is a political consultant who works for left-wing politicians in Italy, who came out as the most recently confirmed victim of Paragon spyware in the country.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
#CyberSecurity #Privacy
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How to make sense of China’s rise? For Phenomenal World I wrote something on its changing role in global finance.
China is not building a dollar-style empire of sprawling markets and speculative finance but something leaner, more functional & tightly managed.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-s...
China is not building a dollar-style empire of sprawling markets and speculative finance but something leaner, more functional & tightly managed.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-s...
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
How to make sense of China’s rise? For Phenomenal World I wrote something on its changing role in global finance.
China is not building a dollar-style empire of sprawling markets and speculative finance but something leaner, more functional & tightly managed.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-s...
China is not building a dollar-style empire of sprawling markets and speculative finance but something leaner, more functional & tightly managed.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/a-s...
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Was taugt der Begriff "demokratischer Faschismus"?
Eine Rezension:
Eine Rezension:
Jan-Werner Müller · Was ist demokratisch am «demokratischen Faschismus»?
Mit ihrem Begriff des «libertären Autoritarismus» bestimmten Carolin Amlinger und Oliver Nachtwey die Post-Pandemie-Diskussion über neue und aggressive politische Lagerbildungen. Ihr Buch Zerstörungsl...
blnreview.de
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Was taugt der Begriff "demokratischer Faschismus"?
Eine Rezension:
Eine Rezension:
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Pleased to be presenting here in Berlin—program here: transatlantic-reason.info
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Pleased to be presenting here in Berlin—program here: transatlantic-reason.info
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The first book-length analysis of memes from a linguistic perspective, proposing a new approach to the study of multimodal genres.
The Language of Memes by Barbara Dancygier & @lieven.bsky.social, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #BookSky
https://cup.org/3IDqYNf
The Language of Memes by Barbara Dancygier & @lieven.bsky.social, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #BookSky
https://cup.org/3IDqYNf
September 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The first book-length analysis of memes from a linguistic perspective, proposing a new approach to the study of multimodal genres.
The Language of Memes by Barbara Dancygier & @lieven.bsky.social, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #BookSky
https://cup.org/3IDqYNf
The Language of Memes by Barbara Dancygier & @lieven.bsky.social, Out Now
#LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #BookSky
https://cup.org/3IDqYNf
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Wie kann KI offen & verantwortungsvoll gestaltet werden? Zwei neue Publikationen fassen Ergebnisse der Konferenz „Yes, we are open!?“ zusammen. Die Veröffentlichungen bieten Empfehlungen für Politik & Praxis – für eine faire, zukunftsfähige KI. 🌍🤖 www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Wege zu fairer und offener KI-Governance
Welche Rahmenbedingungen sind für die verantwortliche Gestaltung von Künstlicher Intelligenz und Open Science notwendig? Zwei neue Veröffentlichungen bündeln Konferenzergebnisse und entwickeln Handlun...
www.weizenbaum-institut.de
October 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Wie kann KI offen & verantwortungsvoll gestaltet werden? Zwei neue Publikationen fassen Ergebnisse der Konferenz „Yes, we are open!?“ zusammen. Die Veröffentlichungen bieten Empfehlungen für Politik & Praxis – für eine faire, zukunftsfähige KI. 🌍🤖 www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
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"Civil society, as Gramsci understood, and as today’s liberals do not, is a terrain of struggle. It is not, and cannot be, an agent."
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Dylan Riley, Contra Arendt — Sidecar
On civil society.
newleftreview.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Civil society, as Gramsci understood, and as today’s liberals do not, is a terrain of struggle. It is not, and cannot be, an agent."
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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"5 Jahre nach dem DeFi Summer: Eine kritische Reflexion zu den Demokratieversprechen der Decentralized-Finance-Industrie"
Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Tara Merk setzt sich im Beitrag für unseren Blog vor allem mit DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) auseinander.
👉 zevedi.de/efinblog-fun...
Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Tara Merk setzt sich im Beitrag für unseren Blog vor allem mit DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) auseinander.
👉 zevedi.de/efinblog-fun...
September 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"5 Jahre nach dem DeFi Summer: Eine kritische Reflexion zu den Demokratieversprechen der Decentralized-Finance-Industrie"
Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Tara Merk setzt sich im Beitrag für unseren Blog vor allem mit DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) auseinander.
👉 zevedi.de/efinblog-fun...
Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Tara Merk setzt sich im Beitrag für unseren Blog vor allem mit DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) auseinander.
👉 zevedi.de/efinblog-fun...
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Finally managed to turn this into a real blog post: Whatever happened to the Bielefeld School of STS?
Where did Karin Knorr Cetina come from? Why did she go to Bielefeld of all places? And where did Bielefeld disappear to?
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/whatever-h...
Where did Karin Knorr Cetina come from? Why did she go to Bielefeld of all places? And where did Bielefeld disappear to?
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/whatever-h...
Whatever happened to the Bielefeld School of STS?
An expanded repost from Twitter/X
wondrousmachine.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Finally managed to turn this into a real blog post: Whatever happened to the Bielefeld School of STS?
Where did Karin Knorr Cetina come from? Why did she go to Bielefeld of all places? And where did Bielefeld disappear to?
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/whatever-h...
Where did Karin Knorr Cetina come from? Why did she go to Bielefeld of all places? And where did Bielefeld disappear to?
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/whatever-h...