Yuval Noah Harari
Historian, Sapiens author
Sayings by Yuval Noah Harari
We are entering an age of algorithmic totalitarianism.
The future will be decided by algorithms, not by human free will.
The idea of a soul is a fictional story.
We are moving from a world of 'survival of the fittest' to 'survival of the data-rich'.
The greatest revolution will not be technological, but biological.
The idea of a 'human being' is changing fundamentally.
Humans are now hackable animals. We can hack human beings on a massive scale.
The liberal story is collapsing, and we don’t have any alternative.
Democracy is in crisis because it no longer provides answers to the big questions of the day.
Most people don’t really want freedom because freedom entails responsibility, and responsibility is frightening.
Religion is the most successful brand in history.
The world is changing far too fast for human ethics to keep up.
The biggest question facing humankind is: What do we want to want?
Nationalism is the most powerful force in the world today, but it is also the most dangerous.
The most important political act is deciding what to pay attention to.
The greatest danger of artificial intelligence is that people will use it to amplify stupidity.
The most important skill in the 21st century is the ability to reinvent yourself.
The biggest threat to humanity is not artificial intelligence, but human stupidity.
The most important question in economics is: Who owns the data?
The most important political question of the 21st century is: Who owns the algorithms?