The humans are still more powerful than the AI's. The problem is that we are divided against each other and the algorithms are using our weaknesses against us.

And this is very dangerous. Because once you believe that people who don't think like you are your enemies,

democracy collapses.

And then the election becomes like a war.

So if something ultimately destroys us, it will be our own delusions, not the AIs.

We have a big election in the United States.

Yes, democracy in the state is quite fragile, but the big problem is what is...

Surely don't have never happened.

Yubal Noah Harare.

The author of some of the most influential non-fiction books in the world today.

And is now at the forefront of exploring the world-shaving power of AI.

And how it is beyond anything humanity has ever faced before.

Big a social networks in the world, they're effectively going to go for free speech.

What is your take on that?

The issue is not the humans.

The issue is the algorithms.

So let me unpack this.

In the 2010 there was a big battle between algorithms for human attention.

Now the algorithms discover, when you look at history,

the easiest way to grab human attention

is to press the fear button, the hate button, the grid button. The algorithm and the interests of human society.

But this is how it becomes really disconcerting.

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