AI Could Cause ‘Catastrophic’ Financial Crisis, Says Yuval Noah Harari

GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA: Historian and Sapiens author says sophistication of technology makes it difficult to forecast its dangers

Harari said an AI-created financial crisis would not destroy civilisation – ‘at least not directly’.Photograph: Antonio Olmos
Artificial intelligence could cause a financial crisis with “catastrophic” consequences, according to the historian and author Yuval Noah Harari, who says the technology’s sophistication makes forecasting its dangers difficult.

Harari told the Guardian a concern about safety testing AI models was foreseeing all the problems that a powerful system could cause. Unlike with nuclear weapons, there was not one “big, dangerous scenario” that everyone understood, he said.

“With AI, what you’re talking about is a very large number of dangerous scenarios, each of them having a relatively small probability that taken together … constitutes an existential threat to the survival of human civilisation.” » | Dan Milmo, Global technology editor | Friday, November 10, 2023

ZEIT ONLINE: Krieg in Israel: Was Yuval Noah Harari jetzt fürchtet | In English with German Subtitles

Oct 19, 2023 | Durch den Terrorangriff der Hamas auf Israel gebe es in absehbarer Zeit keine Chance auf Frieden im Nahen Osten, sagt der israelische Historiker Yuval Noah Harari im Videointerview. Die friedlichste Ära in der Geschichte der Menschheit sei vorbei.

Sowohl Palästinenser als auch Israelis seien gerade „versunken im Schmerz” – und dadurch nicht in der Lage, das Leid der Gegenseite anzuerkennen. Deshalb appelliert er an Deutschland: „Seid nicht denkfaul! Seht nicht nur einen Teil dieser schrecklichen Wirklichkeit.” Gerade hier müsse der Raum für gegenseitiges Verständnis offengehalten werden. Denn das habe die deutsche Geschichte gelehrt: „Deutsche und Juden – irgendwann nach dem Holocaust wurden sie Freunde.”

Yuval Noah Harari ist ein israelische Historiker, Geschichtsprofessor und Buchautor ("Sapiens", "Homo Deus").

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Israel-Hamas War: Piers Morgan vs Yuval Noah Harari | The Full Interview

Oct 26, 2023 | Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by author and historian Yuval Noah Harari, to discuss and debate the ongoing crisis between Israel and Hamas in Palestine, and how Israel should respond to the terrorist attacks they faced.

Yuval believes Israel should not be intent on revenge with history proving it could be a terrible path to go down. He suggests Israel should be careful on how it goes forward, even suggesting Egypt should accept Palestinians into their borders for the duration of the war.

Yuval then explains that what makes this situation extremely difficult is that there is always a reason for a previous event, making it hard to pinpoint the root cause of such a historical conflict. Yuval also accepts that regardless the historical context does not justify the mistreatment of Palestinian people and the occupation, as he believes we should not use historical injuries to justify modern injuries. Instead of focusing on the past, we should focus on a peaceful resolution in the future.

Yuval Noah Harari Backs Critique of Leftist ‘Indifference’ to Hamas Atrocities

GUARDIAN EUROPE: Exclusive: Sapiens author among 90 signatories to statement of dismay at ‘extreme moral insensitivity’

The author Yuval Noah Harari said peace activists in Israel felt ‘abandoned and betrayed by supposed allies’. Photograph: De Fontenay/JDD/SIPA/Rex/Shutterstock
The Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari has backed academics and peace activists in his home country in an attack on the “indifference” of some American and European progressives to Hamas atrocities, accusing them of “extreme moral insensitivity” and betraying leftwing politics.

Harari – the author of bestselling books including Sapiens and Homo Deus – joined 90 signatories of a statement expressing dismay with “elements within the global left … until now, our political partners” who had, on occasion, “justified Hamas’s actions”.

The 47-year-old, who has recently become a high-profile political activist in Israel, opposing Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing populist coalition and its plan to weaken judicial oversight, told the Guardian he intervened after speaking with peace activists in his home country who were “completely devastated” and “feeling abandoned and betrayed by supposed allies” in peace efforts, after academics, artists and intellectuals signed letters which failed to condemn Hamas.

Harari’s aunt and uncle lived in one of the kibbutzim targeted by Hamas in attacks that killed more than 1,400 people and saw more than 220 people taken hostage. They had survived after hiding while gunmen went house-to-house killing neighbours.

Speaking about the reaction from parts of the left in the US and Europe while on a visit to London, Harari said it was “shocking to hear some of the responses that did not only not condemn Hamas, but placed all responsibility on Israel” and to see “the lack of solidarity with regard to the horrific attacks on Israeli civilians”. » | Robert Booth | Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Yuval Noah Harari on CNN Amanpour - Hamas' Aim Was 'to Assassinate Any Chance for Peace'

Oct 13, 2023 | Watch Christiane Amanpour's interview with Yuval Noah Harari, exploring the long-term implications of Hamas' attack on Israel and the subsequent retaliation in Gaza. Broadcast live on CNN International on October 12, 2023.

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Coronavirus: Yuval Noah Harari, Philosopher and Historian, on the Legacy of Covid-19 – BBC HARDtalk

The coronavirus pandemic has presented humanity with an almighty shock. Our evermore interconnected and technologically advanced societies are now in lockdown and we are fearful for our health and economic futures thanks to an invisible virus. HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to the Israeli historian and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari. What 21st century lesson can we draw from the spread of Covid-19?

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