Portrait of Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari

Historian, Sapiens author

Contemporary influential 155 sayings

Sayings by Yuval Noah Harari

Democracy is based on the belief that human collective wisdom outweighs individual genius.

2018 — Book: '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'
Political Unverifiable

The most important question in the world is how to prevent data dictatorships.

2019 — Interview with The Guardian
Political Unverifiable

In the 21st century, the most valuable asset is data.

2017 — Interview with Wired
Wisdom Unverifiable

Happiness is not the surplus of pleasant over unpleasant moments.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus'
Wisdom Unverifiable

The next big revolution will be in brain science, not computer science.

2019 — Public lecture
Educational Unverifiable

The best reason to learn history is not to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past.

2011 — Book: 'Sapiens'
Educational Unverifiable

We are living in the most peaceful era in human history.

2011 — Book: 'Sapiens'
Educational Unverifiable

The human body is the most sophisticated piece of technology in the known universe.

2017 — Interview with The Guardian
Educational Unverifiable

The real meaning of life is the universe's best-kept secret.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus'
Wisdom Unverifiable

Dataism is the new religion.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Religious Unverifiable

Free will is a myth.

2018 — Interview with The Times
General Unverifiable

Algorithms are going to know us better than we know ourselves.

2018 — TED Talk: What a future with AI will mean for humanity
General Unverifiable

Most humans will be redundant.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
General Unverifiable

The new ruling class will be those who own the data.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Social & Racial Unverifiable

Humans are no longer the apex of creation.

2018 — Interview with The Times
General Unverifiable

The future of humanity is not about us, it's about data.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
General Unverifiable

The most important product of the 21st century will be bodies and brains.

2016 — Book: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
General Unverifiable

Liberalism is in crisis because it has no answer to the question of what to do with useless people.

2018 — Interview with The Times
General Unverifiable

We are creating a global data-processing system, and humans are its chips.

2018 — TED Talk: What a future with AI will mean for humanity
General Unverifiable

The greatest danger is not that AI will rebel against us, but that it will obey us.

2018 — Interview with The Guardian
General Unverifiable
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