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'Sapiens' author warns that A.I. could erode trust and kill all democracies

He wants to impose strict penalties on developers of runaway A.I.

Fortune · Jul 11, 2023

Tech execs should face jail time for letting A.I. bots sneakily pass as humans, says ‘Sapiens’ author

A.I. can "create billions of fake people” and we’ll “need to know whether it’s a real human being" we're talking to, warns Yuval Noah Harari.

Fortune · Jul 8, 2023

AI firms should face prison over creation of fake humans, says Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens author tells Geneva summit proliferation of fake people on social media could lead to collapse in democracy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

I’m more worried about the dangers of natural stupidity than AI: Harari

Philosopher, historian and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari regularly travels to India to practice Vipassana. “If not for meditation, I’d still be researching medieval military history and not talking about Neanderthals and cyborgs,” he shared during an absorbing session at the Times Litfest 2023. “The key thing when writing big…

The Times of India · Feb 12, 2023

‘Holy grail’ wheat gene discovery could feed our overheated world

Harvests that form a vital element of the diets of 4.5 billion people are being devastated by global heating. Now research has found a key to create a heat-resistant variety

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023

Best history books to expand your knowledge, from ancient Egypt to medieval witch hunts

For when you’ve outgrown Horrible Histories...

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2022

The origins of human society are more complex than we thought

In many popular accounts of human prehistory, civilization emerged in a linear fashion. Our ancestors started as Paleolithic hunter-gatherers living in small, nomadic and egalitarian bands. Later, they discovered farming and domesticated animals for food and service.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022

To change our future, we should change how we teach history to children

We adults may not be able to unlearn the damaging stories we were told, but we can halt their march through the generations, says author Yuval Noah Harari

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

‘Hope matters’: Ukrainian and international authors on why literature is important in times of conflict

Ten writers appearing at the Lviv BookForum, run this year in partnership with the Hay festival, discuss why we need books more than ever

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Did plants domesticate us?

Scientists are trying to better understand the origins of agriculture, and how we coevolved with our favored crops

Salon · Sep 11, 2022