Yuval Noah Harari
Historian & Public Intellectual
About
Yuval Noah Harari is a historian and author of the bestselling books 'Sapiens,' 'Homo Deus,' and 'Nexus.' A professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he has become one of the world's most influential voices on how AI will reshape humanity. He views AI as 'alien intelligence' that processes information in fundamentally different ways than humans, and warns of its potential to 'hack the operating system of human civilization.'
Key Contributions
- Authored 'Sapiens,' 'Homo Deus,' and 'Nexus'
- First TED talk delivered by a digital avatar (2018)
- Leading voice on AI's societal implications
- Warns of AI as 'social weapon of mass destruction'
- Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem