#artificialstate — Public Fediverse posts
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Historian #JillLepore, in her upcoming book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” argues that #bigtech is replacing #democraticgovernment functions, leading to a return to #tyranny. She contends that this shift, driven by private corporations, undermines #democracy and #equalrights. Lepore traces the rise of this #artificialstate through #sciencefiction and explores alternative paths that were not taken. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/historian-jill-lepore-says-the-tech-industry-is-led-by-bad-readers-who-are-undermining-democracy/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews
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Historian #JillLepore, in her upcoming book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,” argues that #bigtech is replacing #democraticgovernment functions, leading to a return to #tyranny. She contends that this shift, driven by private corporations, undermines #democracy and #equalrights. Lepore traces the rise of this #artificialstate through #sciencefiction and explores alternative paths that were not taken. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/historian-jill-lepore-says-the-tech-industry-is-led-by-bad-readers-who-are-undermining-democracy/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews
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"…the #ArtificialState has come at the expense of the #naturalworld, leading to catastrophic loss of wildlife habitat and #biodiversity.
#BestBooks of August: Barnes & Noble, Goodreads
“ #JillLepore is our best scholar of the culture of #governance, and our most vital historian. Here she repudiates the prospect of #AI as a replacement for #democracy. This is the issue of our times, and Lepore is the voice of sanity.”
— #JaronLanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget
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"…the #ArtificialState has come at the expense of the #naturalworld, leading to catastrophic loss of wildlife habitat and #biodiversity.
#BestBooks of August: Barnes & Noble, Goodreads
“ #JillLepore is our best scholar of the culture of #governance, and our most vital historian. Here she repudiates the prospect of #AI as a replacement for #democracy. This is the issue of our times, and Lepore is the voice of sanity.”
— #JaronLanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget