Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah HarariMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It is interesting to read this right after Nate Silver's "On the edge". My guess is we will start reading many more books dealing with AI and its changes to society, governments, business, and everyone's life.
This is written with the usual in-depth historical research typical of Harari, with some repetitions from his old books.
There are some fascinating points, such as how conservative political movements have become untenable with all this change, so they have morphed into radical movements touting revolutionary slogans.
Also some interesting analyses, such as how the Catholic church has been able to change with the times without ever admitting it was wrong (it cannot, since technically it follows God's word), but rather due to "bad actors". I don't know if this holds true, but it's an interesting perspective.
Either way, Harari remains a must-read.
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