Yuk Hui ((link)) -

Here’s a short, interesting story about how his thinking developed:

This insight challenged the standard Western narrative of technology as neutral tools or as an existential threat. Instead, Hui argues, different civilizations can develop different technological futures. That’s why his work fascinates people across design, media theory, and environmental humanities — he opens the door to thinking beyond Silicon Valley’s vision of AI. yuk hui

While studying in Germany, Hui noticed that Western philosophy of technology (from Heidegger to Stiegler) often treated technology as universal — something that confronts humanity in the same way everywhere. But Hui, coming from a background in both engineering and philosophy, began questioning: Why don't Chinese traditions have a single word for "technology" that matches the Greek techne? Here’s a short, interesting story about how his