It's very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that everything is a cynical power game, and that everyone is out to get everyone else – but this is just not true.
From the People by WTF podcast with @nikhilkamathcio. Watch the whole thing: www.youtube.com/watch
Yuval Noah Harari
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Yuval Noah Harari
@harari_yuval
Historian and bestselling author of 'Sapiens', 'Homo Deus', '21 Lessons for the 21st Century', 'Nexus', 'Unstoppable Us' and 'Sapiens: A Graphic History'.
www.ynharari.comIngressou em março de 2026
There is only one truth: the things that actually happened. Everything else is a one-sided story that can keep people apart by creating incompatible narratives that prevent them from finding common ground, or seeing each other's suffering.
From the People by WTF podcast with @nikhilkamathcio.…
The old liberal vision of a cooperative world based on universal values is collapsing into a world of isolated fortresses – which can only lead to a never-ending cycle of war.
Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/YNH-SP2B
Computers don’t care if it’s night or day, summer or winter – they are always on, watching and remembering. If you force an organic being to be ‘on’ all the time, it eventually dies.
Watch the whole @BigThink interview: bit.ly/BT-YNH
Humans are powerful because we use words to cooperate and build things together. But what happens when something else is able to use words better than us?
In conversation with Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford at @wef 2026 in Davos.
Watch the whole thi…
Humanity's unique intelligence comes with unique delusions; we should keep this in mind when facing the rise of artificial intelligence.
Watch the whole thing here: bit.ly/YNH-IMC
The world order of the 21st century might have been far from perfect, but it was better than almost any order humanity has even managed to create.
From October 2025 event with Prof. Marijana Grbeša. Watch the whole thing - bit.ly/YNH-IMC
We don’t know which way AI will ultimately develop, but we can futureproof ourselves by focusing on adaptability.
From @nytimes piece “Where Is AI Taking Us?” – read the whole thing: bit.ly/NYT-YNH
We like to think that truth always wins over fiction – but the reality is that the truth is frequently painful and complex, and fiction often prevails. Throwback to 2021 meeting @JanineAbbring. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch
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@KirkusReviews on 'Unstoppable Us: How Enemies Become Friends' – Volume 3 of Yuval Noah Harari’s series for middle-grade readers. Now available in English and nearly 20 other languages, wi…
AI is already more capable than humans in many ways. We need to understand its strengths and make sure that we remain in control.
From @nytimes piece “Where Is AI Taking Us?” – read the whole thing: bit.ly/NYT-YNH
The third volume in the #UnstoppableUs series, 'How Enemies Become Friends’, is out now in English!
The book is available in 20 languages/editions around the world, with more coming soon.
Check your local bookstore or here t.co/MKGoRNIpRx to see if it is available in yo…
The feminist revolution is one of the hopeful examples of how people, just by changing the story, also change the world.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about AI is that it is just a tool. A knife is a tool that cannot decide whether to chop salad or commit murder, whereas AI can make its own decisions without human involvement.
From @nytimes piece “Where Is AI Taking Us?” – read the whole thing…
We are facing a world where most of the words we consume are generated not by other humans, but by AI. What does that mean for the future of our species?
From @nytimes piece “Where Is AI Taking Us?” – read the whole thing: bit.ly/NYT-YNH
What happens when most of what children read and hear has been written not by fellow humans, but by computers? It’s the biggest psychological experiment in history.
In conversation with Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford at @wef 2026 in Davos.
Watch the w…
To future-proof our careers and our education, we should focus beyond cognitive skills; social, emotional, physical and bodily skills – something that martial arts excel at, for example.
With @LucianoHuck. Watch the whole thing here: bit.ly/YNH-LH
Why is AI so powerful? It is the first human invention that can make its own decisions and could potentially take control of deadly weapons. From the keynote at the 2026 @wef Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/WEF-YNH
What makes AI different to every other human invention?
From the keynote at the 2026 @wef Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/WEF-YNH
I just watched a really great conversation about the future of AI. Every politician should watch it before they join the lemmings saying that regulation of AI will interfere with innovation.
www.youtube.com/watch
In his speech at the #WEF meeting in #Davos, #Trump stated that the USA will focus on nuclear energy and fossil fuels – because green energy is a scam.
Is he right?
For the full picture, read Sapienship's new brief on Energy Security: www.sapienship.co/energy-security-the-and-...
Harari's Trump Dictionary
When Trump says “peace”, what does he mean?
Surrender.
When Trump says “our friends”, what does he mean?
Vassals.
What should be the next entry in this dictionary?
#Trump #Davos #WEF26 #WorldEconomicForum2026
Looking forward to speaking at the @wef’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Davos.
Watch the events and follow the discussions on the website: wef.ch/wef26 or on YouTube: youtube.com/wef
#YuvalNoahHarari #WEF26
Stories that enable strangers to trust one another can also be used to cause people to hate each other.
Filmed by @gy_books in Seoul, March 2025.
Should AIs be allowed to have their own social media accounts? Freedom of speech must be protected – but it applies to people, not to bots. How can we mitigate the harm of AIs impersonating humans?
With @LucianoHuck. Watch the whole thing here: bit.ly/YNH-LH
Everyone has different routines, but meditation can help us in letting go; in not trying to control everything all the time.
Filmed by @gy_books in Seoul, March 2025.
How can we maintain healthy biological rhythms in a world run by non-organic entities vying for our attention? From @howtoacademy event with @ritula – watch the whole thing: www.youtube.com/watch
The old liberal vision of a cooperative world based on universal values is collapsing into a world of isolated fortresses – which can only lead to a never-ending cycle of war. Watch the whole thing: www.youtube.com/watch
New technologies have given us abilities almost like divine powers – we can create and modify life. How will we use them? Filmed by @gy_books in Seoul, March 2025.
Though we often equate power with force, humans rule the world not because of our physical strength – but because of the power of our imagination. Filmed by @gy_books in Seoul, March 2025.
Will AI do as we say or do as we do? Full conversation on the Possible Podcast with @reidhoffman: www.youtube.com/watch