New Dark Age – Technology and the End of the Future

The New Dark Age is a book by James Bridle that explores the increasing technological complexity of our world and the diminishing understanding of it. The book highlights the belief that our existence is understandable through computation and more data is enough to build a better world. However, in reality, we are lost in a sea of information, divided by fundamentalism, simplistic narratives, conspiracy theories, and post-factual politics. Powerful figures exploit this lack of understanding to further their own interests. Bridle’s work surveys the history of art, technology, and information systems, revealing the dark clouds that gather over our dreams of the digital sublime.