Yuval Noah Harari

Democracy is based on the belief that human collective wisdom outweighs individual genius.

The most important question in the world is how to prevent data dictatorships.

In the 21st century, the most valuable asset is data.

Happiness is not the surplus of pleasant over unpleasant moments.

The next big revolution will be in brain science, not computer science.

The best reason to learn history is not to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past.

We are living in the most peaceful era in human history.

The human body is the most sophisticated piece of technology in the known universe.

The real meaning of life is the universe's best-kept secret.

Dataism is the new religion.

Free will is a myth.

Algorithms are going to know us better than we know ourselves.

Most humans will be redundant.

The new ruling class will be those who own the data.

Humans are no longer the apex of creation.

The future of humanity is not about us, it's about data.

The most important product of the 21st century will be bodies and brains.

Liberalism is in crisis because it has no answer to the question of what to do with useless people.

We are creating a global data-processing system, and humans are its chips.

The greatest danger is not that AI will rebel against us, but that it will obey us.