Less satisfying ... After delivering a series of strong chapters that persuasively develop the book’s argument, Mr. Carr loses oomph and authority in a final, forward-looking section about artificial intelligence and deepfakes that feels, frankly, shallow ... Carr is in many respects an admirably measured writer, but the contours of his prejudices sometimes show, and when they do it’s disappointing.
There’s an unmistakable skepticism of progress in this book, at least when it comes to modern communication technology ... Carr’s tone is elegiac and mournful.
