Alexander Gerner is a German philosopher, author, curator, dramaturge and researcher based in Portugal. Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science (University of Lisbon) on Philosophical Investigations of Attention. Adjunct Professor at Universidade Lusófona and researcher at CICANT. Member of FilmEU European University alliance and PQI. Research and teaching focus on philosophy of technology, media, and art. Explores artistic research, sonic thinking, dramaturgies of alterity, green ethics, and aesthetic experience. Investigates human-machine co-creativity, persuasive technologies, and AI avatars' impact on identity, temporality, embodiment, and social interaction. Published on AI aesthetics, attention, cognitive enhancement, and human-technology interfaces. Current projects include a documentary film, analysis of Arte(f)actors, uncanny aesthetics of AI companions and virtual influencers, and exploration of techno-commons and Climate Theatre probing human-AI collaboration.
