Hi, I’m Wilhelm
I am an entrepreneur, philosopher, speaker, lecturer and tinkerer, working at the intersection of AI, ethics, education, and human development.
Over the years, I have built technology, written and taught on technology ethics, stayed close to maker and innovation communities, and developed a deep interest in the question of how human beings can remain grounded, responsible, and fully human in an age of increasingly powerful tools.
I care deeply about helping people and organisations think clearly about the kind of future we are creating — and the kind of human beings we need to become within it.
Work
As Founder and CEO of Zetamotion, I work on bringing AI into demanding real-world contexts. That operator perspective shapes how I think about technology: not as abstraction, but as something that changes incentives, capabilities, institutions, and human behavior.
Academic
My academic background brings together philosophy, ethics, technology, and a long-standing interest in the human implications of social and technical change. I completed a PhD in Technology Ethics in Hong Kong, following earlier studies in South Korea and Scotland that spanned environmental humanities, economics, and international studies.
For more than a decade, I have written, published, and taught on questions related to technology ethics, AI, privacy, robotics, and society. That work has shaped a perspective concerned not only with what technology can do, but also with what it asks of us as human beings.
CommunitY
My relationship with technology was formed not only in companies and universities, but also in communities and institutions concerned with how technology is built and used in the real world. From work with the IEEE to directorship at Hong Kong’s first makerspace and long-standing ties to Germany’s tech and maker culture, these experiences have shaped a perspective grounded not only in innovation, but also in openness, responsibility, and public life.
Hands-on
Beyond my work as a founder and academic, I have always been at home in a more hands-on relationship with the world. I grew up in the countryside with a practical mindset and a strong curiosity for how things work. That part of me has stayed with me throughout my life.
Even though much of my work now takes place behind a screen and keyboard, I still feel most grounded when I can step away from that world and build, repair, test, or make something with my hands — so after work, you will very likely find me in the workshop.
My Approach
Philosophically, I am grounded in a broadly rational, naturalistic, and human-centered view of the world. I care deeply about clarity of thought, ethical seriousness, personal responsibility, and the ongoing work of examining one’s own assumptions, motives, and patterns of behavior.
My thinking has been shaped by philosophy, moral psychology, and the cognitive and behavioral sciences, as well as by long-standing practices of mindfulness and yoga — not in a mystical sense, but as disciplines of attention, self-regulation, and reflective presence. I am interested in how human beings can become more lucid, more mature, and more capable of acting with integrity in a complex world.