Karl Johannes Lierfeld (Dr.), born in 1977, transitioned from being a screenwriter to an author of non-fiction books about AI, ethics, and deep tech. Additionally he is a researcher and entrepreneur, bridging inner and outer space (neuroscience and spacetech). With his start-up HABITATO he founded a dual-use 3D printing enterprise for terrestric and exraterrestric applications. In 2025, HABITATO´s spacetech division LUNAR HABITATO obtained three design IPs and became industrial partner for an ESA/Fraunhofer research project about lunar digital twins as well as a swarm robotics study by Polytecnico Turino and MIT Media Lab. 2026 he defended his second dissertation at Ludwig- Maximilians-Universität München at the Institute of Philosophy of Mind.
The Conversion Theory : Brain-Computer Interfaces, the Qualia Problem and the Irreversible Conversion