Nina Schick: In the 21st century, power is bound to artificial intelligence
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-11-13
AI author Nina Schick argues that Rome's lesson is that even the greatest civilizations fall, and ideas endure only when backed by power. Every era's power is tied to technology—in the 21st century, that will be AI.
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