The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore review – an ominous warning of tech takeover Historian Jill Lepore's recent book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State," suggests that the notion of a dystopian future where artificial intelligence rules supreme is not as far fetched as we might think.
In fact, Lepore argues that we are already living in a reality where the lines between democracy and technocracy are increasingly blurred. Lepore's concept of the "Artificial State" is multifaceted and unsettling.
On one hand, it represents the fantasy of an elite class seeking to transcend human limitations through technology. This vision is eerily reminiscent of transhumanist ideology.