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The uncomfortable truth | Yuval Noah Harari

The truth is complicated, difficult and not always flattering, but the truth is essential. Without the truth we can never improve ourselves or our societies. From the July 2026 EDP 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner, with Tom Parker, journalist and host of The Next Five, the Financial Times’ podcast on business. Watch the whole conversation: bit.ly/YNH-EDP #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #Truth #Science #Journalism

The end of real democracy | Yuval Noah Harari

Ever had a situation where you think you’re talking to customer support, only to realize you’re going round in circles with a chatbot? There are probably multiple times when you’ve spoken to bots and not realized it. Or upvoted AI comments. Or read AI-written posts and assumed they were written by a human. In a world where many of our discussions happen online, how can we have a conversation when we can’t tell who is human? Watch the whole @bigthink interview here: bit.ly/BT-YNH #YuvalNoahHarari #BigThink #Democracy #Bots #AI

Why social media exhausts us | Yuval Noah Harari

Social media algorithms have one goal: engage humans. And what engages humans? Hate, greed, anger and fear. So what happens when we create an information ecosystem that constantly makes us feel angry and afraid? From the @NYTOpinion podcast with @EzraKleinShow, May 2026. Watch the whole episode: bit.ly/YNH-EKS #YuvalNoahHarari #EzraKlein #NYT #SocialMedia #AI

A revolution that takes our power? | Yuval Noah Harari

We don't know if the repercussions of AI will be good or bad, but we do know disruption will happen, and we know that it will happen much faster than in previous generations. The important thing isn't to panic or be frightened, but to understand the magnitude of the change we are facing. #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #Future #FutureOfWork #Disruption

The end of lifetime careers | Yuval Noah Harari

The AI revolution has only just begun. We are facing ongoing change and disruption for many decades to come. How will society and governments deal with a constantly changing job market? Do we have the psychological resilience for the road ahead? #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #Resilience #MentalHealth #FutureJobs

How will AI take over the world? | Yuval Noah Harari

Language has been used by us humans to control our world: laws, financial systems, religion. AI is already better than us in many aspects of language, and is only getting better. What happens when we have an entity that is better than us at managing these systems? From the July 2026 EDP 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner, with Tom Parker, journalist and host of The Next Five, the Financial Times’ podcast on business. Watch the whole conversation here: bit.ly/YNH-EDP #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #FutureOfAI #Economy #Democracy

The next 50 years: humanity, AI, power | Yuval Noah Harari

AI can already remember more, compute faster and recall better than any human being. And it will only get better in the coming years. What happens when it outperforms us at managing our bureaucracies – such as our economic and legal systems – and what does that mean for democracy? And while disruption is inevitable, how can we safely develop and regulate AI to make sure that humanity benefits? From the July 2026 EDP 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner, with Tom Parker, journalist and host of The Next Five, the Financial Times’ podcast on business. #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #FutureOfAI #Economy #Democrac

There is no redemption | Yuval Noah Harari

Unlike many religions and secular ideologies, liberalism doesn’t claim to lead to perfection. What it does do, is offer humanity a self-correcting system that allows us to correct our mistakes. From @NYTOpinion podcast with @EzraKleinShow, May 2026. Watch the whole episode: bit.ly/YNH-EKS #YuvalNoahHarari #EzraKlein #NYT #Liberalism #Democracy

Intimacy - AI's next frontier | Yuval Noah Harari

Wouldn't you want a partner that always gives you 100% attention and is never upset? We are facing a world where a new generation grows up with intimate relationships with AI. There could be unknown benefits – but for now, the risks far outweigh them. #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #Algorithms #Information #Education #Science #DigitalAge #InformationAge

Why does everything feel fast? | Yuval Noah Harari

As the famous maxim goes: change is the only constant. But change in itself is neither good nor bad. The outcomes of today's social and technological upheavals cannot be known to us; what we do know is that change will happen, and that we must be flexible to deal with the change itself. #YuvalNoahHarari #FutureOfWork #AcceleratingChange #EmbraceTheFuture #UnpredictableWorld

A recipe for endless wars? | Yuval Noah Harari

If we get rid of the current liberal world order without an alternative, we will just get disorder. Are we ready to go back to a world where the strong countries do what they want, and the weak must suffer? From the @NYTOpinion podcast with @EzraKleinShow, May 2026. Watch the whole episode: bit.ly/YNH-EKS #YuvalNoahHarari #EzraKlein #NYT #NewWorldOrder #Imperialism #War

The Jesus paradox | Yuval Noah Harari

There is not a single sentence in the Bible describing Jesus’ appearance, yet despite this, his face is the most replicated and recognizable image in the world. What does that tell us about the nature of information? Watch the whole @bigthink interview here: bit.ly/BT-YNH #YuvalNoahHarari #BigThink #Information #Truth #Jesus

Will the AI revolution lead to exploitation? | Yuval Noah Harari

The problem is not the destination of the AI revolution – the problem is the way there. Industrialization ultimately led to better, more prosperous societies, but on the way there, huge mistakes were made. In the 19th century, the countries that industrialized first conquered and exploited the whole world. Will the same happen with AI? #YuvalNoahHarari #China #USA #AI #IndustrialRevolution

Human stupidity VS wisdom: which will win? | Yuval Noah Harari

“One of the most powerful forces in history, actually, is human stupidity. We know that nuclear weapons could destroy the whole of human civilization. We know that now AI can escape our control. And yet, we keep on producing it.” Yuval Noah Harari via @BriefButSpectacular in 2024. #YuvalNoahHarari #BriefButSpectacular #Humankind #Humanity #History #Wisdom #Stupidity #AI #War #Future

Where does AI live? | Yuval Noah Harari

Critics argue that AI is helpless outside narrow human-constructed environments. But all intelligence relies on a specific ecosystem; a human dropped on Mars would die just as quickly as a chess AI without electricity. Are we now creating an environment in which AI can thrive and eventually dominate? From the 2026 Tanner Lecture on Human Values at @linacrecollege3982, @oxforduniversity. Watch the full lecture - bit.ly/YNH-OXF #YuvalNoahHarari #OxfordUniversity #AI #Environment #Bureaucracy

AI has hacked the code of human civilization | Yuval Noah Harari

Human domination relies on large-scale cooperation among strangers, which is sustained by bureaucratic systems – such as laws, finance, religion – designed to build trust. Since AIs are ‘native bureaucrats’, they can effortlessly remember all laws, transactions, and scriptures far better than any human. This leaves AI uniquely placed to take over critical processes, such as granting bank loans, deciding university admissions, determining prison sentences, and executing military strikes. Are we prepared? The 2026 Tanner Lecture on Human Values took place at @linacrecollege3982, @oxforduniversi

Is the liberal world order collapsing? | Yuval Noah Harari

Liberalism does not believe in redemption. It believes that there will always be tensions and conflicts. But it believes that by cooperating rather than fighting, we can build a world that is better for everyone. Is this vision of the world failing? And what might replace it? From the @NYTOpinion podcast with @EzraKleinShow, May 2026. Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/YNH-EKS #YuvalNoahHarari #EzraKlein #NYT #Liberalism #OldWorldOrder #Democracy

The idea that changed the world in 1789 | Yuval Noah Harari

Did the French Revolution come up with the most successful political formula in modern times? Since then, every political system that has tried to abandon one of these has failed. If liberal democracy forgets fraternity – or more specifically, nationalism – will it also fail? From the @NYTOpinion podcast with @EzraKleinShow, May 2026. Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/YNH-EKS #YuvalNoahHarari #EzraKlein #NYT #Liberalism #Nationalism #Communism #Fascism

Is nationalism really about hate? | Yuval Noah Harari

In a small tribe, you know everybody. Everything is based on personal relationships and trust between individuals. How does a society function when you do not know 99.99% of the people in your nation? Why do you bother paying taxes to fund schools, roads or hospitals that you might never use? Nationalism is essential for extending trust and mutual responsibility beyond the tribe. From the @NYTOpinion with @EzraKleinShow, May 2026. Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/YNH-EKS #YuvalNoahHarari #EzraKlein #NYT #Nationalism #Taxes

The face of Jesus – most successful fictional portrait ever? | Yuval Noah Harari

There are more portraits of Jesus than of any other person in history. How many of them are truthful or authentic? None. No one has any idea what Jesus actually looked like. Has this stopped him from becoming one of the most recognizable faces ever, and uniting huge numbers of people? No. This is testament to the human imagination and the immense power of fiction as a unifying force. Watch the full video with @richroll at bit.ly/RichRoll-YNH. #YuvalNoahHarari #RichRollPodcast #History #JesusChrist #Truth #Fiction #Imagination

What skills will matter in 10 years? | Yuval Noah Harari

In a world of rapid technological change, predicting tomorrow's valuable skills is becoming more and more difficult. We simply do not know what will be required by the job market in the coming decades. What matters most is the capacity to adjust to change, to remain flexible, and to have a wide range of skills – intellectual, physical and social. #YuvalNoahHarari #AI #Technology #FutureOfWork #Education #Skills

Politics is becoming medieval | Yuval Noah Harari

As the liberal order collapses, we are faced not with a new type of politics, but with a very old one: A medieval politics of patronage between dynasties rather than between countries. From the People by WTF podcast with @nikhil.kamath, recorded in Davos, Switzerland, January 2026. Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/WTF-YNH #YuvalNoahHarari #NikhilKamath #WTF #Politics #Diplomacy #Medieval

Just knowing the facts is not enough | Yuval Noah Harari @bigthink

It’s all very well knowing the facts about how an atom bomb works, but to get people to actually cooperate and build it, you need a story – ideological, religious, economic. Ultimately, the people telling the story are those giving the orders to those building the bomb. Watch the whole @bigthink interview here: bit.ly/BT-YNH #YuvalNoahHarari #BigThink #AtomBomb #Storytelling #Physics #Ideology