# MacSparky Book Report: Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari ![[Assets/489ab634cabfeeaa5a4d4432f28a316b_MD5.jpg]] ## Metadata - Author: [[David Sparks]] - Full Title: MacSparky Book Report: Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e77e18b1f39-macsparky-book-report-nexus-by-yuval-noah-harari ## Highlights - We are now heading into another seismic shift, but this one feels different. For the first time, the technology itself is intelligent enough to operate independently. A printing press, for example, only printed the words that humans put into it. Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, can generate new ideas, new writings, and even new perspectives. This creates enormous opportunities, but also significant risks.