Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah HarariMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hooter: A look at how information has shaped and can shape humanity
Yuval does it again with picking up information as a topic and deep diving through history on how it has shaped humanity. Setting that baseline, he gets into the hypothetical - which is almost real or is steps away from being reality on how that could play out.
From how the written word tried to standardise data and its interpretations, it introduced new challenges of the writer's perspective and then the interpreter's perspective especially in religious texts. Similarly access to information and the delivery channels play a big role. in themselves. Tying this up to how AI today can generate and deliver information - there are so many scenarios where this could go south if not done in a controlled manner and we are probably past the stage where we can try to control. Yuval always leave you away with a deep thought provoking open ended question that lingers after you are done with the book.
Whether you agree or disagree with his points, he atleast sets you up for a debate on the topic .
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