Yuval Noah Harari on Ban superintelligence development until…

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Superintelligence would likely break the very operating system of human civilization – and is completely unnecessary. If we instead focus on building controllable AI tools to help real people today, we can far more reliably and safely realize AI’s incredible benefits.

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Future of Life Institute, “Prominent Scientists, Faith Leaders, Policymakers and Artists Call for a Prohibition on Superintelligence, as Poll Shows Americans Don't Want It,” March 27, 2026.

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AI Verified Harari calls superintelligence unnecessary and civilization-breaking; this strongly supports prohibiting its development pending safety consensus. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Future of Life Institute press release (27 Mar 2026), lines 85 and 51, prints this Yuval Noah Harari quote verbatim and dates it correctly. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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