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

'If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one' TOM HANKS<BR><BR>'If there's one book that I would urge everyone to read - it is Nexus' STEPHEN FRY<BR><BR>The mind-blowing story of how information networks - from the stone age to AI - have shaped our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens<BR><BR>Stories brought us together.<BR><BR>Books spread our ideas - and our mythologies.<BR><BR>The internet promised infinite knowledge.<BR><BR>The algorithm learned our secrets - and then turned us against each other.<BR><BR>What will AI do?<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>**NOW FEATURING EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL FOR PAPERBACK AND EBOOK**<BR><BR>'One of the most remarkable intellects of our generation' RORY STEWART<BR><BR>'A wake-up call in the gentlest, most urgent way' YOTAM OTTOLENGHI<BR><BR>'This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI' MUSTAFA SULEYMAN<BR><BR>'A super narrative writer' GUARDIAN<BR><BR>'[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites' TELEGRAPH