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Philosopher at the University of Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI; author of Privacy Is Power (2020), an Economist book of the year, and Prophecy.
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The Origins of TotalitarianismBook Hannah Arendt
Though published in 1951 and focused on the rise of Nazism and Stalinism, The Origins of Totalitarianism is extremely relevant today and to some degree prophetic.
Five Books interview: the best books on Prediction and Prophecy
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The Black SwanBook Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The final book is The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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ZedBook Joanna Kavenna
It’s called Zed and it’s by Joanna Kavenna.
Five Books interview: the best books on Digital Ethics
2022-11-30·fivebooks.com ↗
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