Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and bestselling author known for his thought-provoking works on human history, the future, and our evolving relationship with technology. His 2011 book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, took the world by storm, offering a sweeping overview of human history from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the present day.

Harari just published a new book which is largely about AI. It’s called Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. Let’s go through the latest interview he did as part of his book tour to see where he stands on AI extinction risk.

00:00 Introduction

04:30 Defining AI vs. non-AI

20:43 AI and Language Mastery

29:37 AI's Potential for Manipulation

31:30 Information is Connection?

37:48 AI and Job Displacement

48:22 Consciousness vs. Intelligence

52:02 The Alignment Problem

59:33 Final Thoughts

Source podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78YN1e8UXdM

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