Nexus

Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus traces how humans have built information networks, from the stone tools and clay records of early societies to the algorithms and artificial intelligence shaping the present day. Rather than treating information as a simple mirror of reality, the book examines how networks create shared stories, institutions and forms of order, and why they can both unite people and enable mistakes and manipulation on a vast scale.

The argument moves across history, mythology, religion and politics, asking how the choices made by earlier generations of information keepers still influence the world we live in. It also weighs the risks and promises of modern computer networks, including the question of how much power we are willing to hand over to non-human decision makers.

Written for general readers curious about history, technology and the future of democracy, Nexus suits anyone who wants a wide-ranging, accessible framework for thinking about the age of AI.