The information crisis behind the AI revolution

What if AI isn’t a radical break from the past, but just the latest phase in humanity’s long struggle with information?

In this video, I review "Nexus", the thought-provoking book from Yuval Noah Harari. Rather than focusing purely on the technical aspects of AI, Harari explores the history of information — from ancient myths and religious texts to totalitarian propaganda and digital algorithms.

He argues that today’s information crisis, and our uneasy relationship with AI, can only be understood in the context of how societies have always processed, controlled, and responded to information.

Nexus is part sweeping history, part urgent commentary — and whether you’re an optimist or a sceptic about AI, it offers a powerful lens through which to view our current moment.