AI Curtain of Illusion with Yuval Noah Harari
Key insights
馃 "If we are not careful a curtain of Illusion could descend over the whole of humankind and we will never be able to tear that curtain away or even realize that it is there because we'll think this is reality and social media."
馃 The use of AI tools to curate content has created a "curtain of Illusion" that has increased societal polarization, undermined mental health, and destabilized democratic societies.
Yuval Noah Harari (Hebrew: 讬讜讘诇 谞讞 讛专专讬 [ju藞val 藞noa蠂 ha藞蕘a蕘i]; born 1976) is an Israeli author, public intellectual,[1][2][3] historian and professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4] He is the author of the popular science bestsellers Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2014), Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016), and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018). His writings examine free will, consciousness, intelligence, happiness, and suffering.