Nye, David E. (Author)
Technology and Culture
Volume: 62
Issue: 4
Pages: 1219-1228
Publication date: 2021
Language: English
Yuval Noah Harari's three books, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, propose a sweeping world history that takes an externalist view of technology, minimizing the importance of cultural difference and individual free will. His deterministic narrative argues that a single world culture is emerging and that artificial intelligence inevitably will replace human consciousness. In this story, technology is increasingly powerful, while inventors, entrepreneurs, and consumers have little influence over events. A far more convincing popular overview based on a more contextual approach could be constructed based on research on technology and culture that Harari disregards.
...MoreBook Yuval N. Harari (2015) Sapiens: a brief history of humankind.
Book Yuval N. Harari (2018) 21 lessons for the 21st century.
Book Yuval N. Harari (2017) Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.
Article Author missing; (October 2021) Storytelling Historians. Technology and Culture (pp. 1217-1218).
Similar Citations
Book
Erik J. (Erik John) Larson;
(2021)
The myth of artificial intelligence : Why computers can't think the way we do
(/p/isis/citation/CBB680765883/)
Book
Andrew Ede;
(2019)
Technology and Society: A World History
(/p/isis/citation/CBB704256717/)
Book
Yuval N. Harari;
(2015)
Sapiens: a brief history of humankind
(/p/isis/citation/CBB632692831/)
Book
Patrick Manning;
(2020)
A History of Humanity: The Evolution of the Human System
(/p/isis/citation/CBB479341652/)
Book
Headrick, Daniel R.;
(2009)
Technology: A World History
(/p/isis/citation/CBB001211943/)
Article
Carlson, W. Bernard;
(2007)
Diversity and Progress: How Might We Picture Technology across Global Cultures?
(/p/isis/citation/CBB248953045/)
Article
Inkster, Ian;
(2007)
Technology in World History: Cultures of Constraint and Innovation, Emulation, and Technology Transfers
(/p/isis/citation/CBB660487369/)
Article
Noguera-Solano, Ricardo;
(2013)
The Metaphor of the Architect in Darwin: Chance and Free Will
(/p/isis/citation/CBB001201404/)
Article
Caden Testa;
(2023)
Species Transformation and Social Reform: The Role of the Will in Jean-Baptiste Lamarck’s Transformist Theory
(/p/isis/citation/CBB262220393/)
Article
Matthew O’Lemmon;
(2021)
The Technological Singularity as the Emergence of a Collective Consciousness: An Anthropological Perspective
(/p/isis/citation/CBB481706180/)
Article
Peter Andras;
Lukas Esterle;
Michael Guckert;
The Anh Han;
Peter R. Lewis;
Kristina Milanovic;
Terry Payne;
Cedric Perret;
Jeremy Pitt;
Simon T. Powers;
Neil Urquhart;
Simon Wells;
(December 2018)
Trusting Intelligent Machines: Deepening Trust Within Socio-Technical Systems
(/p/isis/citation/CBB573643849/)
Article
Marie-Hélène Adam;
(2023)
Roboter-Hausfrauen und Vorstadt-Cyborgs: Gender und KI in Die Frauen von Stepford (1975 und 2004) (Robot Housewives and Suburban Cyborgs: Gender and AI in The Stepford Wives (1975 and 2004))
(/p/isis/citation/CBB031355232/)
Book
Turow, Joseph;
(2021)
The Voice Catchers: How Marketers Listen In to Exploit Your Feelings, Your Privacy, and Your Wallet
(/p/isis/citation/CBB102529253/)
Article
Maike Janssen;
Eckhard Geitz;
(2023)
KI-Gesundheitssystem-Netzwerke: Für eine strategische Neubestimmung des Informed Consent (AI health system networks: For a strategic redefinition of informed consent)
(/p/isis/citation/CBB428024871/)
Book
Max Tegmark;
(2017)
Life 3.0 – Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
(/p/isis/citation/CBB487895626/)
Article
Judy Wajcman;
(2019)
The Digital Architecture of Time Management
(/p/isis/citation/CBB465422124/)
Book
Ethem Alpaydın;
(2021)
Machine Learning
(/p/isis/citation/CBB513990166/)
Book
Taina Bucher;
(2018)
If ... then: algorithmic power and politics
(/p/isis/citation/CBB014118736/)
Chapter
Graham Matthews;
(2020)
‘A Push-Button Type of Thinking’: Automation, Cybernetics, and AI in Midcentury British Literature
(/p/isis/citation/CBB748811083/)
Article
Cristiano Castelfranchi;
(2022)
For a Science-oriented, Socially Responsible, and Self-aware AI: beyond Ethical Issues
(/p/isis/citation/CBB779365747/)
Be the first to comment!