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Yuval Noah Harari @ Barbican

Sep 26

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History is speeding up, because algorithms aren’t people and events are dictated increasingly by algorithms ; globalism must be in that equation, too

  • organic vs non-organic systems — clash 

  • “Nobody has time off”: “if you force an organism not to turn off, it collapses and dies” 

  • “Conversation is mediated by non-human entities” 


A lack of gatekeeping: “it’s the algorithms that edit the newsfeeds” 


q: what is the current application of free speech to algorithms

“Democracy’s advantage: adaptability because it is a conversation” 


The new feudalism — people are more attached to personalities and tribes than they are to ideologies 

  • general mistrust of institutions 

  • Rise of crypto — people losing trust in human institutions (banks) to algorithms, same for media  


Eventuality of Citizens United —> algorithms can be people // freedom of expression if they are incorporated 

How to incorporate an algorithm?


"Judaism is at the greatest risk of being taken over by AI"

The religion of the word || the good book

My god really is a telephone

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