Yuval Harari

**Yuval Noah Harari** (born 1976) is an Israeli historian and public intellectual. He teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and co-founded the social-impact company Sapienship - Focus on our shared humanity - sapienship.co

# Views on technology and democracy Harari argues that modern AI systems pose new risks to democratic discourse. He has urged clear labeling of AI-generated content and the prohibition of bots that impersonate humans in public conversation. He frames this as a basic “truth in speech” norm for the digital public sphere - ynharari.com

# Disclosure of AI content This page was drafted with the assistance of an AI system and then human-edited. Consistent with Harari’s public position, AI involvement is disclosed here to avoid any “passing off” of AI-generated text as exclusively human-authored.

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# Major works * *Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind* — a panoramic history of *Homo sapiens*. * *Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow* — scenarios for the future shaped by biotech and AI. * *21 Lessons for the 21st Century* — essays on contemporary political, social, and technological challenges. * *Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI* — an argument that information networks have long shaped societies, with a focus on AI-era governance.

# Academic career Harari is a professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His early scholarship focused on medieval and military history before turning to broad syntheses about human societies, technology, and possible futures.

# Sapienship In 2019, Harari and his husband/manager Itzik Yahav co-founded Sapienship, a social-impact company producing educational and media projects about global challenges.

# Sources - Pausing AI Developments Isn’t Enough. We Need to Shut it All Down - time.com