How AI Will Shape Humanity’s Future - Yuval Noah Harari

Stephen Colbert challenges historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari to explain why artificial intelligence may pose a threat to humanity. Watch as the bestselling author speculates on how our future could be shaped by AI, and check out his latest book, “Unstoppable Us: Volume Two,” available now.

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[asynchronicity]

“Conflicts are about the stories we believe.”
Brilliant

[lublack]

'The cause of war is fictional, but the suffering is 100% real. This is exactly why we should strive to distinguish fiction from reality' - Y N Harari.

[MarthaAnthony]

We should teach kids how to think and critically evaluate. That skill will always be needed.

[EwokPanda]

There's a corollary to what he says, which is people are far more willing to compromise on objective things, but unwilling to compromise on their beliefs.

[douglaspate]

For the first time ever I saw Stephen overwhelmed by the depth of the subject. Stephen should organise a 30 minute (at least) interview with Noah. Noah is a total legend!!

[NikkLiberos]

I've seen a few interviews with Yuval and it is a shame that he was not given more time. Stephen is a great interviewer and I would love to have these two sit for at least an hour and go deep on the topics Yuval presents.

[pickledparsleyparty]

Harari's knowing snicker when Stephen says "guided by people with compassion" says a lot.

[Pictoru]

Fantastic guest, way too short of an interview tho. Hope to see more guests of his caliber on the show!

[progidy]

Speaking of "Hey kids, life's not fair", I'm reminded of a Grimm's Fairy Tale called "The Cat And The Mouse In Partnership". The cat in the mouse agree to set aside some food and hide it for when times are tough, the cat sneaks away and eats it slowly over time, when they go to fetch it the mouse accuses the cat so then the cat eats the mouse too. The last sentence of the tale is "And that's the way the world is."

[michaelmoraga]

Spot on. Teach young people skills for critical thinking, listening, and empathizing, skills that are never outdated.

[TheAureliac]

Harari is a hero without a cape. Please have him back on the show.

[wxwzjuq]

If conflicts are about stories we can end conflict by making a story we all agree on.
Brilliant guy

[pancakemogul]

What Noah says is both interesting, important AND entertaining, Late Show–that's some of the reasons Sapiens is so popular. And with the current state of the world being what it is, it would be nice if somebody like Noah could get at least half the time on the show as Josh Brolin.

[sarcasmo]

AI is going to make tricking other people even easier.

[lgmuk]

only 7 minutes? This should be at least 3 segments!!!

[MrZeuz]

We need more people who "research" across different fields and the full spectrum. I'd say there has never been more philosophers in the world than today, but it's not really a carreer so we do not promote it, or show it. We need holistic perspectives instead of all these professional niche scientists or savants in just the one field. So yeah, go Yuval Noah Harari!

[KingOfMadCows]

"If conflicts are about the stories we believe, there is a chance... to just talk about it and perhaps change the story. And find a common story we can be happy with."

OK, but he better not try to make Bran Stark the king.

[nigelslydmor]

He is one of the few people that draws the correct conclusion that most conflict is rooted in religious beliefs.

[FritzLabern]

Of course he’s not worried, he’s old and has a guaranteed carreer. From where he’s standing it all looks peachy, and that’s the issue, because those who are making the decisions stand from the same spot he’s standing

[SignorAdry]

"You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven" (cit.)