Harvard's Lepore says Silicon Valley is building a dystopian artificial state
historian jill lepore argues tech corporations are replacing democratic government with algorithmic rule, a shift she calls the 'artificial state' that marks a return to tyranny.
in her upcoming book 'the rise and fall of the artificial state,' harvard historian jill lepore argues that private corporations have systematically taken over state functions, moving society toward rule by algorithms rather than democratic consent. lepore clarifies she is not anti-technology but criticizes the philosophies of tech leaders, specifically citing elon musk and libertarian futurists who seek to eradicate the nation-state. she contends this is not accidental but a deliberate usurpation, warning that the 'artificial state' is historically doomed to fail but poses a severe threat to democracy in the interim.