James Ball

Is now the most exciting point in human history?

Since today’s computers can process information beyond human capabilities, we are on a precipice never faced before, says Yuval Noah Harari, in another sweeping narrative

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issue 28 September 2024

  • Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

    Yuval Noah Harari

    Fern Press, pp. 528, £25

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