In "Cyber Everything", the fragile tension between control and loss of control is highlighted and critically discussed on the basis of contemporary phenomena such as the Internet, Big Data, artificial intelligence and the dangers of cyber war.
Prominent voices from politics, art, industry, academia and activism are represented in this discussion.
One of the most present voices is the philosopher and director of the "Center for Science and Thought" Prof. Dr. Markus Gabriel.
The documentary finally condenses the thesis that cyber is by no means just a complex assembly of tools, artifacts or ever new technologies. Rather, cyber reveals itself as an invisible organizing principle that reconfigures power structures and human interaction around the world.
Against this backdrop, the guiding thread of the investigation constricts into an open-ended but inescapable question:
What is the future of humanity in the cyber world?