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Nexus
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
“Masterful and provocative.”—Mustafa Suleyman
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?
Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence.
Information is not the raw material of truth; neither is it a mere weapon. Nexus explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and in doing so, rediscovers our shared humanity.
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Reviews
A truly masterful work. The timeliness of this book cannot be overstated. While some may be off put by the author’s scholarly approach, I would highly recommend that the casual reader persevere because the rewards are nothing short of extraordinary.
By SDWill
Yuval has written a very thoughtful perspective on AI development and its implications on politics, business and technology based upon a wide lens of technological development through history. Fans of Sapiens, like myself, will find this book interesting and informative.
By Rob317
I just finished this book and must say it is worth the time. Each of the authors works has been an education. The AI subject continues to get attention and it is largely misrepresented. A tool to do good or a tool to do bad is the basic question. I am biased towards the opportunity for good. I want to thank the author for his insight and in helping a reader (like me) to be a little better informed.
By technocrat.al
Getting a historical perspective about information technology is a great way to have a realistic perspective of what could happen. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it!
By Geogeous