Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) and Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950) were two thinkers who worked in different periods and different disciplines. Following his severe mental collapse in 1889, Nietzsche was unable to continue his philosophical work. Schumpeter was only six years old at the time. Therefore, a personal encounter between the two thinkers was not possible. Nevertheless, there are philosophical affinities between Nietzsche’s concept of the Übermensch and Schumpeter’s

Several months ago, I argued that artificial intelligence raises ethical questions. The assumption that technological progress automatically produces human progress has appeared repeatedly throughout modern history. It was present in parts of the Enlightenment, resurfaced in certain strands of neoclassical economics, and continues to shape contemporary discussions surrounding artificial intelligence. Yet ethics may represent only part of the challenge posed by AI. A second an