Yuval Noah Harari

Historian, Sapiens author

Contemporary influential 155 sayings

Sayings by Yuval Noah Harari

We are moving from a world of 'know thyself' to 'know thy algorithm'.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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The 21st century will be defined by the merger of biotechnology and infotechnology.

2018 — Interview with The Times
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Democracy might not be able to survive the age of big data and AI.

2018 — TED Talk: What a future with AI will mean for humanity
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The greatest challenges of the 21st century will be ecological collapse, nuclear war, and technological disruption.

2018 — Book: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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The human species is no longer special.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
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We are creating a new type of human, a 'Homo Deus'.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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The future is not going to be about individuals, it's going to be about algorithms.

2018 — Interview with The Times
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The biggest political question of the 21st century will be 'What do we do with all the useless people?'

2018 — TED Talk: What a future with AI will mean for humanity
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We are developing the ability to engineer life.

2014 — Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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The idea of human rights might become obsolete.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
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The most important skill in the 21st century will be the ability to deal with change.

2018 — Book: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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We are getting closer to a world where we can outsource our decisions to algorithms.

2018 — TED Talk: What a future with AI will mean for humanity
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The human mind is an algorithm.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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The greatest danger to humanity is not AI, but human stupidity.

2018 — Interview with The Times
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Nationalism is a dangerous anachronism.

2018 — Book: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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The new religion will be based on algorithms and data.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
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We are moving towards a world where we will have to decide what kind of humans we want to become.

2018 — TED Talk: What a future with AI will mean for humanity
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The idea of a unique human essence is a myth.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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The greatest challenge is to prevent a global digital dictatorship.

2018 — Interview with The Times
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The future of warfare will be about hacking humans.

2018 — Book: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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