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Nexus (Yuval Noah Harari)

Also known as Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

A work by Yuval Noah Harari, first published in 2024

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Humanity is on the verge of ecological collapse caused by the misuse of its own power, Delusional information networks are not doomed to fail; stopping them takes our own hard work, Because the AI arms race will produce ever more destructive weapons, a small spark could ignite a catastrophe …

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    Yuval Noah Harari

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Key facts

First published
20242
Edition korrents quotes
Random House, 2025 paperback edition3
Claims on korrents
311

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Humanity is on the verge of ecological collapse caused by the misuse of its own power (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Delusional information networks are not doomed to fail; stopping them takes our own hard work (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Because the AI arms race will produce ever more destructive weapons, a small spark could ignite a catastrophe (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Stories, like DNA, can create new entities and even a whole new level of reality (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Power in history comes only partly from knowing the truth, and also from keeping social order among many people (opens korrents.com)1

  6. Having a lot of information does not by itself guarantee truth or order (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Sources

  1. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Random House, 2025 paperback edition) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, Q130649687 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)
  3. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Random House, 2025 paperback edition) (books.google.com) (opens books.google.com)

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