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

The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens Stories brought us together. Books spread our ideas - and our mythologies. The internet promised infinite knowledge. The algorithm learned our secrets - and then turned us against each other. What will AI do? NEXUS is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive - and to thrive. PRAISE FOR NEXUS ''One of the most remarkable intellects of our generation'' RORY STEWART '' Tremendous , thought-provoking and so very well-reasoned . . . If there is one book that I would urge everyone to read - it is Nexus '' STEPHEN FRY '' A wake-up call in the gentlest, most urgent way'' YOTAM OTTOLENGHI ''This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI'' MUSTAFA SULEYMAN ''A super narrative writer '' GUARDIAN ''[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites '' TELEGRAPH PRAISE FOR YUVAL NOAH HARARI ''The great thinker of our age'' The Times ''Interesting and provocative'' Barack Obama ''One of my favourite writers and thinkers'' Natalie Portman **Instant Sunday Times bestseller, September 2024**

Product details

• Authors: Author 233629, Yuval Noah Harari, Harari Yuval Noah
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.09.2024
• EAN: 9781911717096
• ISBN: 978-1-911717-09-6
• No. of pages: 492
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); History of Ideas, Artificial Intelligence, Social Theory, popular science, HISTORY / Civilization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, COMPUTERS / Information Theory, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, General and world history, Biography and non-fiction prose, Impact of science and technology on society, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies