Sandy Hook review: anatomy of an American tragedy – and the obscenity of social media

Elizabeth Williamson’s book on the 2012 elementary school shooting is a near-unbearable, necessary indictment of Facebook, YouTube and the conspiracy theories they spread

AI could decipher gaps in ancient Greek texts, say researchers

From imperial decrees to Sappho’s poems, Ithaca system can find word patterns and suggest age of text

Eliza Reilly: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The writer and performer shares the funny videos that make the internet less scary (mostly babies and pets)

Hybrid Humans by Harry Parker review – man and machine in harmony

An ex-soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan examines the implications of advances in medical technology with intelligence and humanity

Dignity in a Digital Age review: a congressman takes big tech to task

Ro Khanna represents Silicon Valley and the best of Capitol Hill and wants to help. His aims are ambitious, his book necessary

Silicon Holler: Ro Khanna says big tech can help heal the US heartland

As part of his drive to use tech to close social divides, the California Democrat has written a book, Dignity in the Digital Age

‘Virtual reality is genuine reality’ so embrace it, says philosopher

In his book Reality+ David Chalmers says the material world may lose its allure as VR technology advances

Book readers have realised that you can’t replace the feel of turning a real page

Record sales show that even the ability to carry thousands of books in one portable electronic device is not enough

From stand-in stars to tech titans: The Observer’s faces to watch in 2022

We look at who will be making headlines this year, in both a positive and negative light

Trust No One: Inside the World of Deepfakes by Michael Grothaus review – disinformation’s superweapon

Deepfakes are the latest moral danger from the fast-moving world of tech. But haven’t we seen it all before?

On my radar: Tanya Moodie’s cultural highlights

The Motherland actor on shouting at the television, the memoir she couldn’t put down, and the street food she can’t get enough of

Break the Internet by Olivia Yallop review – the anxiety of influence

In the bizarre world of the influencer, set out here in engaging style, the line between leisure and labour is increasingly blurred

The big idea: Should we worry about artificial intelligence?

Could AI turn on us, or is natural stupidity a greater threat to humanity?

Robot artist to perform AI generated poetry in response to Dante

Ai-Da used data bank of words and speech pattern analysis to produce and perform a work that is ‘reactive’ to the Divine Comedy

NFT beats cheugy to be Collins Dictionary’s word of the year

The abbreviation of ‘non-fungible token’ tops a shortlist also including pingdemic, climate anxiety and metaverse