ABSTRACT
The Information Revolution: Reality or Hype
There are those who say that civilization now stands at one of those great historic junctures that arise only a few times in a millennium, as the Information Revolution is going to transform the personal future of everyone. Of course, people said the same thing about the telephone a hundred years ago, predicting, among other things, the elimination of regional accents. Is the Information Revolution reality or hype? What is the future of the Internet? What will be its impact on society? What will it do to war and peace?