Yuval Noah Harari on AI

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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AI Verified Verified: the official Statement on Superintelligence site includes this text and attributes it to Yuval Noah Harari, and the official Future of Life Institute press release reproduces the same wording as Harari’s quote, differing only in dash punctuation. Independent coverage from October 22, 2025 also reports it as Harari’s personal note, supporting the 2025 date. ([superintelligence-statement.org](https://superintelligence-statement.org/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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