Ioannis Mademlis is a Greek AI research scientist and essayist based in Athens, Greece. He is an adjunct lecturer of computer vision at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Writing at the intersection of technology, politics, history, and the humanities, he explores democratic culture, historical memory, intellectual freedom, and the social effects of digital systems. His essays have appeared in PopMatters and Merion West. He cares about intellectual freedom, historical literacy and humane technology. Contact him at Substack and Bluesky.