Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
BOOK
Large Language Models
by Yuval Noah Harari
Overview
Harari traces how humanity has organized information networks from prehistoric oral traditions through writing, print, and now AI — arguing that AI represents a qualitatively new kind of intelligence that can operate autonomously within these networks.
Full Description
Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Books of 2024. Harari applies his trademark long-arc historical lens to the AI moment, examining how information networks have always shaped human society and power. He argues AI is not just a new tool but a new type of agent in the network — one with its own decision-making capacity — and explores the democratic and authoritarian possibilities this opens. Essential for understanding the societal stakes of AI beyond the technology itself.