In his book, Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari examines the implications of AI through a historical perspective.
He first discusses the fundamentals of what information is, as well as the human networks that have historically been used to gather and disseminate (or suppress) it. Next, he looks at the impact of computers on information, and finally, AI’s use within democratic and autocratic forms of government. I particularly found interesting his treatment of how AI may impact (for good or ill) both democratic and totalitarian states, and the concept of a “silicon curtain”.
A good read for those who are interested in how AI is shaping our present and future.