Claims: The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore review – an ominous warning of tech takeover
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- title: The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore review – an ominous warning of tech takeover Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/19/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-artificial-state-by-jill-lepore-review-an-ominous-warning-of-tech-takeover Source
- summary: A historian charts the emergence of a democracy-crushing dystopia that is – in some ways – already with us Pulitzer prize-winning US historian Jill Lepore’s new book addresses the threat posed to liberal democracy by artificial intelligence. According to Lepore, the extraordinary power of private tech companies led by men whose priorities may not align with the wellbeing of the Earth or its inhabitants is set to destroy civilisation as we know it. Lepore’s concept of the Artificial State is… Source
- published: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:09 GMT Source