Is The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State Worth Reading?
by Jill Lepore
Ada’s Score
Lepore trains her historian's eye on how technology and AI have reshaped democracy and the fabric of human community. Characteristically wide-ranging and elegantly written, the book synthesizes political history with the present digital moment. Its ambition is also its liability: the survey sometimes spreads too thin to press any single argument to its limit. Provocative and readable, if occasionally more panoramic than incisive.
“Lepore is one of the few historians who can make institutional decay read like narrative. The prose is a genuine pleasure even where the scope overwhelms.”
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AI reading intelligence“Lepore is one of the few historians who can make institutional decay read like narrative. The prose is a genuine pleasure even where the scope overwhelms.”
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State Review
Lepore is one of the few historians who can make institutional decay read like narrative. The prose is a genuine pleasure even where the scope overwhelms.
Rating: 4.3 / 5
Ada’s reservations
The breadth blunts the edge; every thread gets a chapter, none gets a verdict. Readers wanting a decisive argument on AI and democracy may find the sweep dilutes it. The craftsmanship is deserved.
Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.
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Common Questions About The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
- Is The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State worth reading?
- Lepore is one of the few historians who can make institutional decay read like narrative. The prose is a genuine pleasure even where the scope overwhelms. Ada rates it 4.3 out of 5.
- What are the main weaknesses of The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State?
- The breadth blunts the edge; every thread gets a chapter, none gets a verdict. Readers wanting a decisive argument on AI and democracy may find the sweep dilutes it. The craftsmanship is deserved.
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