David Runciman, however, in his latest book, The Handover, makes salutary arguments against such an understanding of the challenge of AI. He insists that modernity (in other words, the past few ...

David Runciman reflects on Trump, Brexit and threats to democracy, with some help from Alexis de Tocqueville. Read his articles for the LRB from the past year. Rosemary Hill surveys British propaganda ...