Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

TechCrunch · 2 months ago · 36 ● 2 sources

Jill Lepore argues that private tech companies are increasingly replacing democratic government functions with rule by algorithms, corporations, machines. She points to the 1996 Telecommunications Act as a pivotal moment shaping how the internet developed. Her upcoming book reframes current tech trends as steps toward an “artificial state,” and claims these shifts undermine democracy.