What Yuval Noah Harari thinks about America
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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4 dated positions, 2020 to 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Yuval Noah Harari has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingIn the US there is already a legal path for AIs to become legal persons, through incorporation
Their wordsA curious fact is that at least in the United States, there is already a legal path open for AIs to become legal persons
↗Yuval Noah Harari: Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion | Big Thinkyoutube.com 7th of 14 in this recording
- 11 months earlier
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Their wordsDictatorships are far more vulnerable than democracies to such algorithmic takeover. It would be difficult for even a super-Machiavellian AI to amass power in a decentralized democratic system like the United States.
↗Dictatorships Will Be Vulnerable to Algorithms (Wired)wired.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 3 years earlier
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Their wordsAs the Americans learned in Iraq and the Soviets learned in Afghanistan, it is much easier to conquer a country than to hold it.
↗Why Vladimir Putin has already lost this war (The Guardian)theguardian.com 2nd of 5 in this piece
- 23 months earlier
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Our readingBetter healthcare for people in other countries protects your own country from epidemics too
Their wordsWe are used to thinking about health in national terms, but providing better healthcare for Iranians and Chinese helps protect Israelis and Americans too from epidemics.
↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 4th of 6 in this piece