Thomas Ramge | |
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![]() Thomas Ramge in 2019 | |
Born |
Giessen, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Braunschweig University of Art |
Occupation | Author |
Website |
thomasramge |
Thomas Ramge is a German non-fiction author and researcher. [1] [2] [3]
Ramge was born in Giessen, Germany. He earned a PhD in sociology of technology on AI-assisted decision-making from Braunschweig University of Art. [4]
Ramge holds a position as a fellow at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin and has also served as a senior research fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. [5]
Ramge began his career in broadcasting, where he served as a radio host and television reporter for ARD, a German public broadcasting network. [6] He also worked as a political correspondent for Deutsche Welle TV. [6]
In 2012, Ramge's book, In Data We Trust, was published which he co-authored with Björn Bloching and Lars Luck. [7] The book was reviewed by David Reed in the Journal of Direct, Data and Digital Marketing Practice in 2013. [7]
In 2018, Ramge co-authored a book titled Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. [8] [9] The book was reviewed by The New York Times, [10] Fortune, [8] Scripted, [11] Finance & Development, [12] and Kirkus Reviews. [13] Kirkus Reviews described it as "An unnerving yet plausible portrait of a future in which finance capitalism will be as old-fashioned as Flower Power." [13] Later, he also received the Getabstract International Book Award in 2018. [14] In the same year, another book, The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It, was published. Rob Tench in a book review for Library Journal called it "Patrons of all levels, particularly students doing reports, could spend hours browsing this superb title." [15] The book received the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal Economics). [16] In 2019, his book Who's Afraid of AI? was published. [17] [18]
In 2022, Ramge co-authored another book with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger titled Access Rules in which they discuss the data-hoarding practices of major tech companies and suggest alternative approaches for more equitable and open access to the information. [19] The book was reviewed by Georgetown Public Policy Review and Engadget. [20] [21]
In 2023, On the Brink of Utopia was published which he co-authored with Rafael Laguna de la Vera. [5] In the same year, Do you want to live forever? was published which was reviewed by Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. [22] [23]
Ramge is also a faculty member at AI Business School Zurich. [6] He has also written articles for Harvard Business Review, [24] MIT Sloan Management Review, [25] and Foreign Affairs. [26] He is also the host of the bi-weekly podcast of the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation SPRIND. [27]
Thomas Ramge | |
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![]() Thomas Ramge in 2019 | |
Born |
Giessen, Germany |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Braunschweig University of Art |
Occupation | Author |
Website |
thomasramge |
Thomas Ramge is a German non-fiction author and researcher. [1] [2] [3]
Ramge was born in Giessen, Germany. He earned a PhD in sociology of technology on AI-assisted decision-making from Braunschweig University of Art. [4]
Ramge holds a position as a fellow at the Einstein Center Digital Future in Berlin and has also served as a senior research fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. [5]
Ramge began his career in broadcasting, where he served as a radio host and television reporter for ARD, a German public broadcasting network. [6] He also worked as a political correspondent for Deutsche Welle TV. [6]
In 2012, Ramge's book, In Data We Trust, was published which he co-authored with Björn Bloching and Lars Luck. [7] The book was reviewed by David Reed in the Journal of Direct, Data and Digital Marketing Practice in 2013. [7]
In 2018, Ramge co-authored a book titled Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. [8] [9] The book was reviewed by The New York Times, [10] Fortune, [8] Scripted, [11] Finance & Development, [12] and Kirkus Reviews. [13] Kirkus Reviews described it as "An unnerving yet plausible portrait of a future in which finance capitalism will be as old-fashioned as Flower Power." [13] Later, he also received the Getabstract International Book Award in 2018. [14] In the same year, another book, The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It, was published. Rob Tench in a book review for Library Journal called it "Patrons of all levels, particularly students doing reports, could spend hours browsing this superb title." [15] The book received the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal Economics). [16] In 2019, his book Who's Afraid of AI? was published. [17] [18]
In 2022, Ramge co-authored another book with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger titled Access Rules in which they discuss the data-hoarding practices of major tech companies and suggest alternative approaches for more equitable and open access to the information. [19] The book was reviewed by Georgetown Public Policy Review and Engadget. [20] [21]
In 2023, On the Brink of Utopia was published which he co-authored with Rafael Laguna de la Vera. [5] In the same year, Do you want to live forever? was published which was reviewed by Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. [22] [23]
Ramge is also a faculty member at AI Business School Zurich. [6] He has also written articles for Harvard Business Review, [24] MIT Sloan Management Review, [25] and Foreign Affairs. [26] He is also the host of the bi-weekly podcast of the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation SPRIND. [27]