The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly transforming contemporary understandings of humanity, knowledge, creativity and social interaction. From generative language models and automated decision-making systems to intelligent machines and increasingly autonomous technologies, AI has become an integral part of everyday life. Its growing presence challenges established distinctions between human and machine, natural and artificial, creativity and computation, raising fundamental questions about what it means to be human in an age of technological transformation.

The proposed volume, *The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Identity, Ethics and Cultural Transformation*, aims to examine the cultural, philosophical, ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence from an interdisciplinary humanities perspective. It seeks to investigate how AI reshapes human identities, interpersonal relationships, cultural practices and established systems of knowledge and representation. Beyond technological innovation itself, the volume is particularly interested in the broader implications of AI for human agency, responsibility, autonomy, creativity and the future of society.

Artificial intelligence also offers new perspectives on long-standing philosophical and cultural questions concerning consciousness, intelligence, embodiment, authorship and human uniqueness. At the same time, its integration into educational institutions, artistic practices, literary production and public communication raises critical concerns about inequality, discrimination, surveillance, intellectual property and the ethical limits of technological development.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

- Artificial intelligence and the changing concept of humanity
- Human identity and subjectivity in the age of AI
- Human-machine relationships and posthuman perspectives
- AI, consciousness and the philosophy of mind
- Artificial intelligence and human creativity
- Generative AI, literature and artistic production
- AI-generated narratives and the future of authorship
- Artificial intelligence and questions of originality and intellectual property
- Ethical challenges and philosophical implications of AI
- Algorithmic bias, discrimination and social inequality
- AI, gender and cultural representation
- Artificial intelligence, surveillance and human autonomy
- AI and the transformation of language and communication
- Artificial intelligence in education and knowledge production
- AI and the future of work and social structures
- Digital immortality, transhumanism and human enhancement
- Artificial intelligence and cultural memory
- Fictional representations of artificial intelligence in literature, film and popular culture
- Dystopian and utopian visions of AI
- The relationship between technological progress and human responsibility

We welcome original contributions from scholars in literary studies, linguistics, philosophy, ethics, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, history, education, art history and other related disciplines. Theoretical, historical, comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged.

Submission Guidelines

Abstract submission deadline:** 4 January 2027

Abstract length: 300–500 words

Format: Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing

Submission must include:

- Title of the proposed contribution
- Abstract (300–500 words)
- Author's name and institutional affiliation
- ORCID number

Publication: Open Access edited volume, planned for publication in 2027

Publisher: Maurer Press, Frankfurt am Main

Book Series: Interdisciplinary Studies on German Philology

Article Processing Charge (APC): EUR 115 per accepted contribution.

Submit to: habib.tekin@hotmail.com, habib.tekin@marmara.edu.tr, irem.atasoy@istanbul.edu.tr

Eligibility: Contributors are required to hold a PhD. Alternatively, submissions may be co-authored, provided that at least one co-author holds a PhD. In addition, PhD candidates are welcome to submit contributions within their own field of research, particularly if the proposed chapter is directly related to their doctoral project and falls within the thematic and conceptual parameters of this book
All submissions will be subject to an editorial evaluation process. Further information concerning full paper submission and publication guidelines will be communicated to authors whose abstracts have been accepted.

We welcome contributions that critically examine the opportunities, contradictions and challenges of artificial intelligence and reconsider the meaning of human existence in an increasingly technological world.