Tools

Fears of AI have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill, enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new tools have emerged that threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI has gained some …

Study for Obedience

"What little I knew of men suggested that they were constitutionally incapable of being alone, terrified of not being admired, and seemed to regard ageing and its effects as a personal failing". Study for Obedience is one of the 13 novels written in English that are shortlisted for this year’s Booker prize. For more information …