Artificial intelligence promises to extend the mechanical and impersonal character of life that states and corporations already impose on society, according to this searching meditation on creeping ...

In his new book, The Handover, David Runciman argues the real danger of AI lies in shifting the delicate balance between states, companies, and civil institutions – the original artificial agents.

I am a podcast addict and my current favourite is Past Present Future, with David Runciman. It is about the history of ideas, and Runciman’s mellifluous tones guide us through an eclectic mix. There ...