Book review: Sci-fi writers’ warnings were ignored

The Artificial State will see the replacement of the liberal democratic nation-state, and the consent of the governed, with the rule of people by machines
According to the prizewinning Harvard historian Jill Lepore:The sci-fi brigade 'saw our present when it was still the future'. 

According to the prizewinning Harvard historian Jill Lepore:The sci-fi brigade 'saw our present when it was still the future'. 

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 - 01:00
TP O’Mahony

  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
  • Jill Lepore
  • Allen Lane, £25

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