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Yuval Noah Harari

What Yuval Noah Harari thinks about AI agents

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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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5 dated positions, c. 2015–2017 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Yuval Noah Harari has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingAn AI-run corporation cannot be held accountable, because an AI CEO cannot suffer or be sent to prison

    Their wordsBut with an AI CEO, I mean, how do you send an AI CEO to prison?

    ↗The full-length interview with Yuval Noah Harari | The Economistyoutube.com 7th of 19 in this recording

  3. Our readingHumans may be pushed to the sidelines of the information network until it can run without us

    Their wordsBut we may gradually be pushed to the sidelines, and ultimately it might even be possible for the network to operate without us.

    ↗Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Random House, 2025 paperback edition)books.google.com All 31 from this book

  5. Our readingThe bigger long-term danger to authoritarian regimes is that AIs gain control of them, as subordinates always threatened autocrats

    Their wordsIn the long term, authoritarian regimes are likely to face an even bigger danger: instead of criticizing them, AIs might gain control of them. Throughout history, the biggest threat to autocrats usually came from their own subordinates.

    ↗Dictatorships Will Be Vulnerable to Algorithms (Wired)wired.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

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  7. Our readingAI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself

    Their wordsI think the most important thing to understand about AI is that AI is not a tool. It is an agent. It's the first technology in history that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself.

    ↗Yuval Noah Harari - "Nexus" & Threat of AI in the Information Age | The Daily Showyoutube.com 1st of 3 in this recording

  9. Our readingResponsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks

    Their wordsIf you are horrified by this direction, don't blame the computer geeks. The responsibility actually lies with the biologists.

    ↗Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Vintage, 2017 edition; first published in English by Harvill Secker, 2016; Hebrew 2015)books.google.com All 30 from this book