Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future
Decoder with Nilay Patel
- Published
- July 20, 2026
- Duration
- 59:35
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
Discusses ai.
Summary
Dr. Jill Lepore is one of the best writers there is at identifying institutional patterns in history, and Decoder is a show about systems and organization — so her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, is a perfect fit for the show. You build systems by measuring things — gathering information, quantifying it as data, and taking action on i…
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Dr. Jill Lepore is one of the best writers there is at identifying institutional patterns in history, and Decoder is a show about systems and organization — so her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, is a perfect fit for the show. You build systems by measuring things — gathering information, quantifying it as data, and taking action on it. The book's big thesis is that this kind of systemic measurement is really a dehumanizing act, one that flattens humanity and human concerns
Themes
- ai