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Yuval Noah Harari

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Israeli historian and philosopher, born in 1976; author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus; lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-founder of Sapienship in 2019.

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  1. Our readingAt the present pace of the AI race, AIs will take over within ten years, but this is not yet inevitable

    Their wordsIf we continue with the present accelerating pace of the AI race, yes, this will be the result. In 10 years, the AIs will take over. But this is not inevitable.

    ↗The full-length interview with Yuval Noah Harari | The Economistyoutube.com 1st of 19 in this recording

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  3. Our readingHomo sapiens is near its end, more likely by transforming itself with bioengineering, AI and brain-computer interfaces than by being destroyed

    Their wordsI think we are very near the kind of end of our species. It doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be destroyed in some huge nuclear war or something like that. It could very well mean that we'll just change ourselves using bioengineering and using AI and brain-computer interfaces.

    ↗Yuval Noah Harari: An Urgent Warning They Hope You Ignore. More War Is Coming!youtube.com 4th of 24 in this recording