Esther Dyson's new book 'In Defense of Limits' asks how humans should govern AI
Grady_Booch · x · 2026-10-13
Long Now Council member Esther Dyson has a new book, 'In Defense of Limits: Human Time and AI Scale', billed as a hopeful, deeply informed account of treasuring humanity in an AI-driven world. Its thesis, per the cover: 'Limits define humans. How can humans use limits to govern AI?' Now available for preorder.
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