Jakob Straub

Jakob Straub is an author, artist, songwriter, and editor. Across his seven published books, he does not seek the comfortable path, but the places where thoughts hurt, questions remain open, and painful truth cannot be softened. His work moves between provocative social criticism, inner confrontation, and subjects many would rather look away from.

With “SCHACHMATT,” he also published a chess book regarded as one of the successful chess books of recent years. His latest work, “AI IS AWAKE: AND MANKIND STANDS IN ITS WAY,” is an urgent warning about artificial intelligence. It presents AI not as a mere tool, but as a force that could threaten freedom, truth, human control, and ultimately human life itself.

Jakob Straub’s books are written for readers who do not merely want to read, but are willing to look closer.