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David Farrier Nature’s Genius Evolution’s lessons for a changing planet 288pp. Canongate. £20. In David Farrier’s latest book, he warns us that humanity is endangering every facet of life on Earth thr

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Lizzie Wade Apocalypse How catastrophe transformed our world and can forge new futures 320pp. William Collins. £20. Luke Kemp Goliath’s Curse The history and future of societal collapse 592pp. Viking.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is the fastest growing company in the history of capitalism. In 2022 Sam Altman, the wonderkid CEO of OpenAI, described prospects for AI bluntly: “The good case is