What Yuval Noah Harari thinks about AI sentience
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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Our readingScience has shown beyond reasonable doubt that farm animals are sentient beings who can suffer
Their wordsYet this same knowledge has demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that farm animals are sentient beings, with intricate social relations and sophisticated psychological patterns.
↗Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history (The Guardian)theguardian.com 5th of 7 in this piece
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Their wordsWhen we come to design this brave new world, we should take into account the welfare of all sentient beings, and not just of Homo sapiens.
↗Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history (The Guardian)theguardian.com 7th of 7 in this piece