How AI Will Shape Humanity’s Future

How AI Will Shape Humanity’s Future - Yuval Noah Harari

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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@asynchronicity 9 ай бұрын

“Conflicts are about the stories we believe.” Brilliant

@Chiater 9 ай бұрын

You know, it's a very interesting thought, and I agree that's what the public is told to justify wars, but I disagree that's the real reason. People go to war to get more power and wealth, for themselves and their country. Pretty much every "great nation" got that way from exploiting others. He's right it's not a scarcity of resources thing... But it is still about resources

@asynchronicity 9 ай бұрын

@@Chiater It’s still about belief that resources cannot really be shared because it’s essentially a zero sum game. This is false, but our belief systems are good at convincing ourselves otherwise.

@jounik 9 ай бұрын

@@Chiater People send _others_ to war in order to get more power and wealth to themselves, but to those others they tell a story.

@PrinceoftheVioletFlame 9 ай бұрын

It isn't just about belief. It is about greed and self interest. Religions and different beliefs historically created untold death and conflict fighting over belief. But in its place in the new modern atheistic world wars are fought over money and out of self interest and profits in its place. In fact even in the Roman days war was about profit and resources. It was how they became so powerful. It is how the west became so powerful. Those that manage beliefs due so simply to control the people, the majority for the benefit of the few. That has always been the case. And always will be. MAYBE with a competent benevolent AI running things and control you can remove the self interest and greed equation, or SIN that we used to call it. But that is assuming AI wont end up as flawed as us and used as a tool by the powerful for more control. The point being it doesn't really matter what belief or system you have. What really maters is who runs the system from the top and how corrupt it is from the top down and what their intentions are for those they rule. What vulnerabilities and loop holes exist in the system to be exploited by the cunning psychopath. The ruled and workers are merely a resource, a means to an end for those that rule, always has been.

@RM-lu1kx 8 ай бұрын

Human ego causes and maintain conflict

@EwokPanda 9 ай бұрын

There's a corollary to what he says, which is people are far more willing to compromise on objective things, but unwilling to compromise on their beliefs.

@alexgolson4431 9 ай бұрын

Was thinking the same thing

@AmazingJane137 9 ай бұрын

That’s an interesting thought. We need paradigm shifts.

@luck484 9 ай бұрын

I am thinking that beliefs contextualize human experience and are not part of human experience. I find it more difficult to question my beliefs compared to the difficulty I experience in questioning "objective things."

@luck484 9 ай бұрын

@@AmazingJane137 I agree, I order a round of "paradigm shifts" for everyone here. Having said that, I am wondering if you believe you can help me chose a "paradigm shift," that supports "me" and perhaps or perhaps not "you."

@emu_warrior 9 ай бұрын

Objective things are tangible. Beliefs, culture, tradition are stories passed down and ingrained in people, family, community. I agree, Objective things are much easier to change than the stories we tell ourselves through socialization we use to find meaning and purpose in life.

@MarthaAnthony 9 ай бұрын

We should teach kids how to think and critically evaluate. That skill will always be needed.

@FelipeKana1 9 ай бұрын

Ok it's great tô think that and it is a beautiful sentiment, but this true in most parts of the world. As someone brought up like that, and living in Brazil, I see very clearly how being a dumb dumb and a "yes man" is way more valued by companies and contractors. The people with the money really really don't like the people that think too much.

@AnBreadanFeasa 9 ай бұрын

That would be banned in Florida 😷

@RobertWiblin 9 ай бұрын

It may not if machines can do that much better than humans can.

@NikkLiberos 9 ай бұрын

That's why education policy is one of the first thing to change when there's political shift. Education for critical thinking is an act of rebellion, and also why education should be the first priority for every individual and society@@FelipeKana1.

@xxBreakxxAwayxx3 9 ай бұрын

Those people wouldnt want Yuval as a guest speaker, considering how his works are viewed in academic circles... His work relies on opinion and then works backward to prove sensationalized claims wifh cherrypicking. Bad data, bad science.

@pickledparsleyparty 8 ай бұрын

Harari's knowing snicker when Stephen says "guided by people with compassion" says a lot.

@lynetteminute 8 ай бұрын

That was very naive of Stephen. I'm surprised, hopefully it was just a setup for Harari to deliver his point.

@lublack3236 9 ай бұрын

'The cause of war is fictional, but the suffering is 100% real. This is exactly why we should strive to distinguish fiction from reality' - Y N Harari.

@DroolRockworm 9 ай бұрын

I don't think in the case of the war between Israel and Palestine that it's actually about religion at all. It's clearly just some people who are claustrophobically put up against each-other in a tight space and 100% just is about territory. He said most conflicts in animal world are about territory. How is Isreal v Palestine not about territory? It's literally 100% about territory. It's two people arguing over who gets the land their in. That's about as biologically basic as it gets. Why try and fancy it all up with talk of religion? I think religion has nothing to do with it. Also, when the papyrus came out, I'm sure they said the same thing. We don't know what it will be like in 20 years. What's the point of teaching kids about oral storytelling now, if the world in 20 years is writing stuff down on papyrus? I mean that comparison is ridiculous.

@kenwoodburn7438 9 ай бұрын

@@DroolRockworm After 4 years of covid and The Great Reset you still have absolutely no idea what's going on.

@naijasuperstar 9 ай бұрын

Listen to Noah Yuval Harare's talk with Lex Friedman. It's this but more dense, easy to follow, and more content

@VinceValentine 9 ай бұрын

All wars are about money and resources. Religion, ethnicity, nationality, etc are merely justifications.

@kenwoodburn7438 9 ай бұрын

@@VinceValentine You have no idea who the powers that be worship and what their plans are.

@pakitorodriguez119 9 ай бұрын

He deserves a much longer interview.

@andreww5574 9 ай бұрын

This was a perfect introduction for those who didn't know him. There are many long-form interviews out there for people to find. This is a late night talk show afterall

@pakitorodriguez119 9 ай бұрын

@@andreww5574 I know. But still, sometimes he’s got frivolous actors and musicians on that get to do long stretches with two intervals.

@Deutschtown 8 ай бұрын

He deserves the fires of Hell.

@elijahbrueggemann1719 8 ай бұрын

Check out his most recent interview with Sam Harris. It leaves no stone unturned.

@claudiiusmaximus652 4 ай бұрын

No he doesnt there are millions pf people more intelligent than him yet they dont get the same celebrity status as this little skeleton

@NikkLiberos 9 ай бұрын

I've seen a few interviews with Yuval and it is a shame that he was not given more time. Stephen is a great interviewer and I would love to have these two sit for at least an hour and go deep on the topics Yuval presents.

@cactustree505 9 ай бұрын

The best long interview with Harai is with host Ari Melber.

@aaronpannell6401 9 ай бұрын

His books are great

@Marchonok 9 ай бұрын

Right? I felt the same. We NEED to be thinking about these things and 7 minutes - that I appreciate - are not enough!

@Brett.D 9 ай бұрын

Colburt is unable to go deep on any topic other than himself...

@NikkLiberos 9 ай бұрын

He went on the daily show last night and Ronny Chieng did a much better job at interviewing him, as much as it pains me to admit it.

@theunknownunknowns256 9 ай бұрын

Yuval deserves a whole show Stephen.

@Hrotti 9 ай бұрын

Nah he's a anti science shill that makes claims about humanity and evolution yet doesn't look into what modern science has to say about his claims... He's a pseudo intellectual at best.

@James-kd7dc 9 ай бұрын

Yuval deserves nothing but to rot at gitmo, along with Stephen and the rest of the Hollywood weirdos

@douglaspate9314 9 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!!

@robertchantry1981 9 ай бұрын

Right 👍 I want to hear more

@lisam9233 9 ай бұрын

Incredible. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@douglaspate9314 9 ай бұрын

For the first time ever I saw Stephen overwhelmed by the depth of the subject. Stephen should organise a 30 minute (at least) interview with Noah. Noah is a total legend!!

@brokenrecord3523 9 ай бұрын

Or maybe someone other than Stephen. 30 minutes of "Aww, c'mon." will get very old.

@rtitelbaum 9 ай бұрын

@@brokenrecord3523Jon Stewart. That's the man for the interview.

@ADavid42 9 ай бұрын

@@rtitelbaummaybe this was a practice interview, _for_ The Daily Show. AI is _definitely_ going to fuck the game up.

@Brett.D 9 ай бұрын

Colburt is synonymous with shallow and narcissistic...what did you really expect...

@Jeff-sp7bg 9 ай бұрын

Yes he listened without talking for 20 seconds. Amazing moment in the Colbert show history

@michaelmoraga2926 9 ай бұрын

Spot on. Teach young people skills for critical thinking, listening, and empathizing, skills that are never outdated.

@peterstafford4426 9 ай бұрын

how do you teach those?

@michaelmoraga2926 9 ай бұрын

@@peterstafford4426 Great question. The simplest way is reading. Reading fiction (develops empathy), and participating in pedagogically sound reading/writing/discussion lessons, in which learners do task-based activities rather than simply consume information.

@peterstafford4426 9 ай бұрын

@@michaelmoraga2926 Where is the proof of that? Here is the defn "the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment". That is very vague. The word 'objective' is subjective. My point is there is no way to get people to agree on what 'objective' is. We have millions who believe that Fox News is a good source of news. You could never shake that. What does 'pedagogically sound' mean. That will change based on a persons viewpoint. How would a task-based activity teach people how to filter out BS found on the internet? In 2024, I am so shocked at how millions of people fall for obvious lies. The lies are so blatant, I simply cannot see how intelligent people accept them. Yet they do. And many of these people are excellent at reasoning in almost all aspects of their lives - other than who they will vote for in November.

@michaelmoraga2926 9 ай бұрын

Yes, solid definition. Those are the goals, and I described the general means to achieve such goals, in other words, what it would generally look like in a classroom. What is actually objective and whether people agree are two different subjects. In short, "objective" is focus on verifiable facts (objective is literally the opposite of subjective). Students should learn the difference between facts and opinions (feelings). Reading develops literacy, which enables the ability to determine fact from opinion. Consensus is only reached though debate of verifiable facts. That said, people are not perfect and there will always be some margin of error in agreement, but lack of consensus does not change the facts. One of the biggest problems in the US is that people have become very illiterate, meaning that increasingly too many people do not read books; they cannot tolerate longer texts that develop the skills for critical thinking. For this reason, people are duped by (emotional) propaganda and superficial social media messaging that makes them feel good. "Pedagogy" is the study of effective teaching. It's science based and should not change based on opinion because it reflects research on how people learn effectively. A task-based activity can be designed to determine fact from opinion, such as - very simply - having students practice identifying VERIFIABLE statements versus opinion sentences that use adjectives that show tone or feelings, for example. Eventually, the task (project) would be having them create a text, like a "classroom newspaper" or travel brochure about their community in which they include facts and their opinions, so that they demonstrate the difference. The rationale is that if they can do it themselves, they are better able to identify what are facts and opinions in the work of others (Full disclosure: I have been doing this at university and training teachers for over 25 years). I understand your shock, but I would disagree about "intelligent people" believing the disinformation and blatant lies and that their general reasoning is excellent in most aspect of their lives. Not to say these people are "bad", but if you dig deep enough you will see cracks in their day to day reasoning because many of them are choosing to believe regardless of the verifiable facts, or live in denial about themselves and the world, or their priorities are questionable; they make choices that go against their own best interests (ie, short-sightedness) regardless of the well-being of others. Lack of empathy is also a tragic variable. This topic is too complex for this post (There is much relevant research on this psychology, especially on life in authoritarian regimes, Nazi Germany etc.). In fairness to all, I think what we are seeing in the US these days is a combination of the stress and distractions and debilitating insecurities caused by late stage capitalism and modern life moving too fast for people, compounded by addiction to consumption and cell phones, as well as social media destroying peoples' ability to think and communicate effectively. Looks like we're in general agreement. 👍 Sorry that was so long, but thanks for the exchange.

@peterstafford4426 9 ай бұрын

@@michaelmoraga2926 And is there evidence it works? I doubt it.

@Pictoru2 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic guest, way too short of an interview tho. Hope to see more guests of his caliber on the show!

@JeffreyGoddin 9 ай бұрын

Read the book. I just bought it.

@alekiny 9 ай бұрын

agreed

@psychosnyder 9 ай бұрын

Funny, I think it was the worse guess the show has had on all year. Next he'll start talking about the glory of Crypto.

@kenwoodburn7438 9 ай бұрын

Two "vaccine" shills now telling you humanity is redundant in the 4th Industrial Revolution while you celebrate them. Liberalism is the greatest threat to the survival of humanity!

@avothfis 9 ай бұрын

@JeffreyGoddin My thoughts exactly😂. Don't be lazy. Read the frigging books by him. I have read one and am reading another. His points are eye-opening but also arguable. Makes you think about the origin of human culture.

@SecnarfWobneb 9 ай бұрын

If conflicts are about stories we can end conflict by making a story we all agree on. Brilliant guy

@jcr-studios 9 ай бұрын

This is learned in conflict analysis courses in college. Not a new idea, but great to teach kids.

@mylonoceda 9 ай бұрын

Isn't that the plot of Game of Thrones Season 8?

@Broccoli_Highkicks 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, good luck getting humans to all agree on something.

@VinceValentine 9 ай бұрын

@@Broccoli_HighkicksThe entire human history is about agreeing on something. We wouldn't have made it out of the caves without cooperation. Even if it's based on selfish goals.

@TheAureliac 9 ай бұрын

Harari is a hero without a cape. Please have him back on the show.

@kahledalbert1210 8 ай бұрын

A hero? He wants humans dead

@Prr-u9o 6 ай бұрын

He’s a hell bound reprobate .

@melwright5170 5 ай бұрын

He called you rhe useless class tho remember.

@TheAureliac 5 ай бұрын

@@melwright5170 Me? Not sure that's true, but assuming it is, I'd be a fool to disregard everything he says because he also points out my shortcomings. I don't admire sycophants and distrust their perspectives.

@progidy7 9 ай бұрын

Speaking of "Hey kids, life's not fair", I'm reminded of a Grimm's Fairy Tale called "The Cat And The Mouse In Partnership". The cat in the mouse agree to set aside some food and hide it for when times are tough, the cat sneaks away and eats it slowly over time, when they go to fetch it the mouse accuses the cat so then the cat eats the mouse too. The last sentence of the tale is "And that's the way the world is."

@sarcasmo57 9 ай бұрын

AI is going to make tricking other people even easier.

@genjii931 9 ай бұрын

It's not like that was ever a difficult thing to do...

@scratchy996 9 ай бұрын

This. Also AI is the first technology that takes away jobs, instead of creating new jobs. When tractors took away the jobs from peasants, the peasants got hired in tractor factories. There will be no people building Ai parts in factories. AI will be the end of capitalism and society as we know it, because we can't regulate it. If we do regulate it in the West, then China, Russia, Iran, etc will get better, more dangerous AI. Corporations will fire people , because AI will take white collar jobs. Then corporations will go bankrupt, because no one will afford to buy what they sell. We'll have some extreme form of Communism, or the Chinese will take over with their extreme form of Communism.

@johndemeritt3460 9 ай бұрын

Sarcasmo57, I agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY! But tricking other people may be a byproduct of the information we put into it. When I was growing up, the acronym GIGO was popular. GIGO certainly applies to AI! And we are FOOLS to let AI run things without thoroughly vetting what it says we should do. As for me . . . I have a Master of Science degree in Studies of the Future. Harari has a PhD in History. My informed opinion about his takes on our futures is that as a professional futurist, he's a great historian!

@miguelwc 9 ай бұрын

Way more than we can imagine.

@soundshaper 9 ай бұрын

Maybe AI can be used to untrick them.

@MrZeuz666 9 ай бұрын

We need more people who "research" across different fields and the full spectrum. I'd say there has never been more philosophers in the world than today, but it's not really a carreer so we do not promote it, or show it. We need holistic perspectives instead of all these professional niche scientists or savants in just the one field. So yeah, go Yuval Noah Harari!

@lgmuk 9 ай бұрын

only 7 minutes? This should be at least 3 segments!!!

@douglaspate9314 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@Julian-n9u8s 8 ай бұрын

Why

@lgmuk 8 ай бұрын

@@Julian-n9u8s because he is very interesting!

@ibrahimalharbi3358 8 ай бұрын

People fight back for dignity For their human right to exist Who Deny the creator can't understand something simple like this!

@KingOfMadCows 9 ай бұрын

"If conflicts are about the stories we believe, there is a chance... to just talk about it and perhaps change the story. And find a common story we can be happy with." OK, but he better not try to make Bran Stark the king.

@pancakemogul 9 ай бұрын

What Noah says is both interesting, important AND entertaining, Late Show-that's some of the reasons Sapiens is so popular. And with the current state of the world being what it is, it would be nice if somebody like Noah could get at least half the time on the show as Josh Brolin.

@andrewskillful 8 ай бұрын

Stephen's eyes started watering after Yuval's final statement. Perfect ending to a whirlwind conversation atypical of what Yuval typically engages in.

@maomao180 9 ай бұрын

We need more of this in the world

@Deutschtown 8 ай бұрын

He is an antichrist.

@edgarcayce2.02 9 ай бұрын

3:21 Stephen going with a little Donald Fagen quote there. Gotta love it.

@lomps 9 ай бұрын

What was the Steely dan quote?

@edgarcayce2.02 9 ай бұрын

"A just machine to make big decisions, programmed by fellas with compassion and vision" technically it's not Steely Dan, as it's from Donald's first solo record _The Nightfly_@@lomps

@rodrigobraz2 9 ай бұрын

I've always loved that song for that very sentence. Very unusual theme for a song, too.

@johnconway9882 9 ай бұрын

I.G.Y is the name of the song. The song reflects a Pollyana view of the future, and Colbert has a DANGEROUSLY Pollyana view of AI.

@DMK195601 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant of Stephen to play strong devil's advocate on AI, to enliven interest. SC knows the danger, believe me. But guests outside the entertainment arena dont often play well on TV without some heat added. Im a longtime NYH enthusiast and over the moon to see him on my favorite show. I especially hope his nuanced perspective on the Israel-Hamas conflict gets more airplay.

@aiai-j7i 9 ай бұрын

Ah good point. I got annoyed by Stephen's reaction but now I get it.

@wendymckissick9691 9 ай бұрын

You sure you aren’t just giving him too much credit? He could’ve played devil’s advocate by saying “What would you say to someone who says AI could have a positive impact?” He didn’t have to insist that he’s personally optimistic about it.

@ibrahimalharbi3358 8 ай бұрын

People fight back for dignity For their human right to exist Who Deny the creator can't understand something simple like this!

@Grok-vg9qg 7 ай бұрын

Yes, I noticed that. And I'm pretty sure Colbert knew what Go was.

@alexandrahope8814 9 ай бұрын

More authors on the show!!!!!! I love it!!!!!

@MothGirl007 9 ай бұрын

Yes, please!

@ericminch 9 ай бұрын

I never expected Stephen to make a Steely Dan reference with his IGY quote.

@johndevitt4463 9 ай бұрын

Hate to be a pedant but it was Donald Fagen :)

@Bluebird-wj4nj 9 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh! You are so right. But still, at least we caught the quote 🙂@@johndevitt4463

@Loveeeeeeit 8 ай бұрын

“Study something old but not visibly useful (classics), something modern and useful (accounting, coding), never something new and not visibly useful.” - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

@fitforfreelance 9 ай бұрын

Wow that conclusion. He's doing such valuable work with that book WITH the context that AI is revolutionizing the world

@thealchemizedspirit 8 ай бұрын

How did this incredible guy only get a 7 minute segment - he’s amazing 🙏🏼

@Deutschtown 8 ай бұрын

He is a devil.

@ibrahimalharbi3358 8 ай бұрын

People fight back for dignity For their human right to exist Who Deny the creator can't understand something simple like this!

@Ateka9 9 ай бұрын

His last point was so great

@andrewpirr 8 ай бұрын

What was the point?

@Deutschtown 8 ай бұрын

Yeah...rewrite the bible into a lie so you can go straight to hell.

@ibrahimalharbi3358 8 ай бұрын

People fight back for dignity For their human right to exist Who Deny the creator can't understand something simple like this!

@andrewpirr 8 ай бұрын

@ibrahimalharbi3358 you're deceived, my brother in humanity. Harari's 'creator' is antichrist, and you're cheering for him? This guy's dream is to replace all religions with his artificial intelligence god.

@sslaia 9 ай бұрын

Wow... This brings tears to my eyes in the end. It touched the most intimate place in my belief, that we could overcome conflicts, especially those, which arose from our imagine reality and rights.

@marcoaslan 8 ай бұрын

Yuval claims that our rights are stories we tell ourselves. If it is so then what will stop a tyrant from committing genocide on a mass scale?

@sslaia 8 ай бұрын

@@marcoaslan Of course the people can stop a tyrant from a genocide, if the people want, provided that they do not want to be murdered at scale.

@marcoaslan 8 ай бұрын

@@sslaia You are implying that people wouldn't go along with the murder, as if the tyrant would be acting alone. By stripping away the moral and ethical framework that upholds respect for human life, you eliminate the barriers that restrain such impulses. People are not purely rational and "reasonable"; you can't just present individuals with evidence and extensive data about facts, if they do not internalize the narrative of "human rights" on an emotional level over many generations then there won't be anything that deters them from acting in harmful impulses. In antiquity might was right

@andrewpirr 8 ай бұрын

@marcoaslan where do 'rights' come from?

@andrewpirr 8 ай бұрын

@sslaia do you understand what his solution is? Hint: it's worse than the problem

@kr13100 9 ай бұрын

Makes so much sense- the history and ownership of any piece of land depends on how long back you are willing to look….and eventually come to the conclusion that it doesn’t belong to any one.

@rampagephoenix1735 8 ай бұрын

Yuval Noah Harari......i may have to remember that name; That explaination he gave at the end about how to solve conflict.....it kinda resonates with me, i actually dig it!

@mollyfurball 9 ай бұрын

The 2 historians I've seen from late night in recent years, Yuval Moah Harari here, and a few years ago Rutger Bregman going around the late night and media circuits for their books... I really appreciate how they describe things and their storytelling... logical but also interesting... like they're not being over dramatic or anything, but the conversations are still engaging. Hmm... maybe need to check out more historians... haha

@nigelslydmor 4 ай бұрын

He is one of the few people that draws the correct conclusion that most conflict is rooted in religious beliefs.

@Naniux07 3 ай бұрын

His conclusion is just a different cult and it’s actually creepier😬

@maririnko 9 ай бұрын

Sapiens is an almost exact transcription of professor Harari's class, "A Brief History of Humankind", taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I took that class years ago via Coursera (before the book was published), and it was a revelation. I'm so glad he decided to publish it so I have an easily referenced copy at home (and the book doesn't come with homework and tests like the class did lol!). I honestly can't think of a more intelligent person, both intellectually and emotionally, than Dr. Harari. What a lucky timeline we live in 🖤

@leavingitblank9363 8 ай бұрын

So does Coursera have good classes? I haven't tried any, but they often sound interesting.

@maririnko 8 ай бұрын

@@leavingitblank9363 absolutely! Give it a shot. If you end up not being interested in the subject you can just end the course, no big deal. It totally depends on the professor if there is required homework/tests/papers, but many courses just kinda play through with a short quiz at intervals. I'm currently taking "The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future" (Emory), "Magic in the Middle Ages" (Universitat de Barcelona), and "Archaeoastronomy" (Politecnico di Milano), among others. Some professors even allow you to download their courses (as Dr. Harari did), so you can have a permanent reference even after the course times out on the website :)

@flopsie_wopsie 8 ай бұрын

Agreed, but then I read Graeber/Wengrow's even more excellent "The Dawn of Everything" and realized Yuval, while good, vastly oversimplifies everything, omitting essential nuance.

@SignorAdry 9 ай бұрын

"You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven" (cit.)

@JoeyLevenson 9 ай бұрын

Isn’t that the basis of some religious beliefs?

@DanBrown96 9 ай бұрын

@@JoeyLevenson It is. Millions of people have died for precisely that belief.

@terry_the_terrible 9 ай бұрын

Are we comparing humans to monkeys now and implying that monkeys are more rational than humans? Are monkeys capable of processing the idea of delayed rewards or common good? If not for the idea of morality, common good or delayed retribution how do you convince a hairless monkey on his deathbed not to nuke his peers just for the lolz? By the way, monkeys do give up their bananas in exchange for something that they can't see. Chimpanzees, elephants, dogs, are known to share food for delayed rewards or lure predators away from their young by offering themselves as bait.amd sometimes die from it. Scientists call it group survival instinct and it is widely documented whenever living beings live, in a society. So please don't give me this nonsense about how Selfishness is natural while Group thinking is both somehow unnatural and the product of brainwashing by evil organised religions.

@DMK195601 9 ай бұрын

It's great to see a devout Catholic engage with an atheist in such a delightful way. It is indeed about the stories, not the specifics around certain bananas.

@MarionMM 9 ай бұрын

That monkey believes in colonialism and the genocide of Palestinians though.

@mikestaff3042 9 ай бұрын

Stephen at the end realised Yuval is on a whole other level of intelligence

@CM-ey7nq 9 ай бұрын

Maybe he's an AI :)

@terry_the_terrible 9 ай бұрын

Nope. From the moment he talked about how AI is creative, Stephen knew he was a hack. Stephen is right and this guy is just riding the buzzword. As for the last statement, it's a common writer's trick to put mirror sentences for the wow factor but they don't really add any argument or insight. "If the Israel Palestine conflict is a problem of story the... "Yeah but it's not a story problem" "If the IP conflict is about stories we can end..." "I'm gonna cut you right there, it's not just a story, there's logistics, demographics, people rights, human lives, conflicts of interest..." "LOOK, CAN YOU LET PROMOTE MY BOOK OR NOT? "

@douglaspate9314 9 ай бұрын

Exactly. I saw that

@VinceValentine 9 ай бұрын

@@terry_the_terribleYou haven't read his books if you think he's just spouting buzzwords.

@gzahnd 9 ай бұрын

@@VinceValentineExactly. Harari operates at a different level than 99.999% of humans. A true genius.

@ilenet9911 9 ай бұрын

Please have him back! He can teach us a lot about humanity and perhaps solve some conflicts!

@FritzLabern 8 ай бұрын

Of course he’s not worried, he’s old and has a guaranteed carreer. From where he’s standing it all looks peachy, and that’s the issue, because those who are making the decisions stand from the same spot he’s standing

@rachel_rexxx 9 ай бұрын

An optimistic show is a good show. Keep em coming.

@antoinettejoubert 9 ай бұрын

Yuvalove should have a whole hour 😊He is an amazing intellectual.

@Deutschtown 8 ай бұрын

He is an antichrist and will burn in hell unless he bow to Jesus.

@anonimuse6553 9 ай бұрын

I like that the interview was short. Some of us only have time to digest big ideas in bite size portions. Sapians is a great read but way longer than it needs to be.

@g7h9o9s7t 9 ай бұрын

Stephen almost got a tear there. I saw that, just before the handshake. What a beautiful concept. Talk about it, and change the story.

@Gurci28 8 ай бұрын

Born in Israel, Harari received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2002.

@Gurci28 8 ай бұрын

Dr Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in World History. 0:15 [The RSA]

@el2279 9 ай бұрын

Sapians is such a great book - I am always captivated by what Prof. Harari says - he seems so passionate, so knowledgeable and capable of thinking about society and cultures in such original and thought provoking ways 😁

@DrVictorVasconcelos 9 ай бұрын

As a neuropsychologist and a programmer, I think most people would be downright spooked to learn that our brain is very much an analogue computer, we have described much of what it does in mathematical algorithms, and AI has either been inspired by or completely imitated that knowledge.

@jacovawernett3077 9 ай бұрын

Do you think AI has a soul?

@DrVictorVasconcelos 9 ай бұрын

@@jacovawernett3077 In the spiritual sense? No. But I do think that it probably already the sort of primitive mind we might attribute to an animal.

@jacovawernett3077 9 ай бұрын

@dr.victorvs I remember Isaac Asimov's short story, The Last Question. " How do you reverse entropy?" Since you're a neuropsyhcologist, I will tell you more. ( I didn't grow up religious nor really believe in God.) God spoke 50 sentences to me from above. ( I was born March 11th in Bethlehem 61 years ago. I'm still in good health.) 8.4.2015 in the morning, I was sitting in the grass drinking chai tea when God spoke to me from above a few sentences. That night towards 11pm, I was sitting under the stars and heard Tibetan music from the heavens that I knew no one else could hear. Since then, I have told and timestamped prescient visions that came true. Visions from behind my eyes in meditation. 11.17.2015 Eve Beach Waikiki, early evening. I sat under the stars alone. I asked God His name. He answered, "Fundamentally, E. I answered, "Energy of consciousness that suffuses everything. Every proton, neutron, electron, quark, spark of light, and black hole. He answered, "Don't forget the science." God asked me. What side of the blade are you on. I answered, the side of the righteous my words are my sword. He showed me my ascension to Heaven. He said, "Make Israel one. You are anchor." ( to make Israel one means to bring peace and reconciliation between Jew, Christian, Muslim, cousins by Abraham) 12 hours before the Gaziatep Turkey earthquake, I was watching a video on AL Jazeera youtube about the Palestinians. I wrote that God said, "Make Israel one." ( it means to bring peace and reconciliation between Jew, Christian, Muslim, cousins by Abraham) A muslim brother answered, Jews and Christians will be humiliated by God. I answered, No. We are all God's children. No one sticks a metaphorical rock in God's throat. The Prophet Muhammed knew this. Sometimes, it feels like 500,000 Gazans are holding the world hostage. The earth will quake. And it did. 11.11.2015 Honolulu, Nimitz Highway, 18th floor in the morning. I woke up, and immediately God spoke to me from above one sentence after weeks. He said, "You are rain." I walked out to the balcony, stretched my arms to the sky, and said, it's time for a rainbow. Immediately, a double rainbow appeared beside the building and reached out to the Pacific Ocean. I was astounded.

@codys447 9 ай бұрын

@@DrVictorVasconcelos The primitive minds many people want to believe animals have...

@shogun2820 7 ай бұрын

The main takeaway from this discussion is that just because somebody has glasses and an accent, that doesn't mean they're not an idiot with no idea what they're talking about.

@parkerbond9400 9 ай бұрын

I think we worry too much about the dangers of uncontrolled AI, and not enough about the dangers of AI controlled by bad actors.

@kahledalbert1210 8 ай бұрын

@@PrinceoftheVioletFlamereplacing humans? Why don’t you just off yourself and let the rest of us live. We don’t want AI to replace us

@carriegifford4300 9 ай бұрын

I could watch a full 2 hours of these two big brains tossing ideas back and forth across the net.

@Julian-n9u8s 8 ай бұрын

You calling Stephen colbert big brain ? What a joke

@nabilh.6357 9 ай бұрын

I like this guy 👍

@ibrahimalharbi3358 8 ай бұрын

People fight back for dignity For their human right to exist Who Deny the creator can't understand something simple like this!

@soochsansouci753 9 ай бұрын

For those who have read Sapiens, and those who have not, I recommend reading it at least twice. Allow a 4 week interlude or more between reads. During the second read, you will be surprised by the number of times you think to yourself , "Wow, I don't remember reading this (or hearing this, if you listen to it on Audible)". The point being, pushing new ideas from working memory to mid or long term memory requires revisits, without which we simply forget. Sapiens is absolutely filled with new ideas worthy of many revisits.

@GoGoPooerRangers 9 ай бұрын

They're talking about AI as if it's sentient, it's not there yet.

@GeorgeOu 8 ай бұрын

Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people that will still be relevant in 20 years “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.” ― George Orwell

@KarlenkoFisher 9 ай бұрын

Mr. Yuval Noah Harari, we resect you, we love you, and we need more of you,

@kenwoodburn7438 9 ай бұрын

Two "vaccine" shills now telling you humanity is redundant in the 4th Industrial Revolution while you celebrate them. Liberalism is the greatest threat to the survival of humanity!

@AdvantestInc 8 ай бұрын

Harari's insights into technology and humanity are always thought-provoking. Great interview!

@olorin4317 9 ай бұрын

The other generations didn’t have technology that could learn Stephen.

@nickbarcheck1019 9 ай бұрын

Sapiens by Mr. Harari is one of the best books I've ever read.

@Deutschtown 8 ай бұрын

Read the bible and live. Read this guy and go to hell.

@michaelhughes9553 9 ай бұрын

Great guest

@coup919062 9 ай бұрын

LOVE Yuval Noah Harari!! So happy they had him on

@6p00l 9 ай бұрын

Great interview

@nsn5564 9 ай бұрын

Saw this short and couldn't nmbelieve Steven didn't dedicate at least 2 or 3 segments to one of the few most important men alive.

@bkc3191 9 ай бұрын

I love yuval and his books. great having him on your show. wish he had been on even longer. both ‘sapiens’ and ‘homo deus’ ( his other book) are fantastic!

@Bluebird-wj4nj 9 ай бұрын

Love Stephen's quote from Steely Dan song "IGY". "A just machine to make big decisions, programmed by fellows with compassion and vision" . . Love it!!

@Bluebird-wj4nj 9 ай бұрын

correction: I see below someone rightly corrected that it was actually Donald Fagen and not "Steely Dan" 🙂

@mackeymintle66 9 ай бұрын

Stephen’s not worried because he doesn’t understand AI. 😢

@KBProduction 8 ай бұрын

Key takeaway: People fight because of imaginary stories, not for food and territory as in animal. Therefore there is a chance for human to change the story narrative in order to stop conflict

@SiimKuusik 9 ай бұрын

I love Stephen and I have watched every single KZbin video from him for the last 5+ years but the AI take from him makes him feel really old. Which he is, but even still.

@davidure3799 9 ай бұрын

Agreed. I kept watching and wondering if Stephen was ACTING ignorant.

@mamenamamena 9 ай бұрын

It’s for entertainment purposes, these shows are scripted.

@motiemo 9 ай бұрын

He's not wrong, though. We do not have a true AI yet. What we have is a well developed computer that gathers data and spits out answers already in existence. It does not come up with new ideas. Yet. The fact that it can beat people at games is not really that scary or interesting. Computers are better than us at a lot of things. The photos that these "AI" programs come up with are just created by using photos that already exist on the internet. It can't come up with it's own ideas. It doesn't even understand what the photo it came up with is. It is simply taking your key words and finding data online that matches and mashing it all together and then the only way it knows if it did a good job is if it's programmers tell it so.

@JonasLekevicius 9 ай бұрын

@@motiemo he's incredibly wrong, and you seem to be as well. Photos AI generates are not "created by using photos that already exist": diffusion models learn overall concepts (like cat-iness or table-ness) and then can gravitate towards results that have strongest attraction to these concepts and their visual expressions. It can create new things, in some ways almost better than humans.

@Brett.D 9 ай бұрын

@@davidure3799 Nah...you finally saw what we knew all time...

@vitus.verdegast 2 ай бұрын

Harari is brilliant, and most of all, humble and honest.

@safjade 9 ай бұрын

Excellent interview, excellent guy

@JeighNeither 9 ай бұрын

Imagine being the first to comment on a video about shaping humanity's future & all you have to say is "First".

@marc.swarbrick 9 ай бұрын

😂

@enossified 9 ай бұрын

This is why we need AI to come up with revolutionary new 'first comment' strategies.

@australien6611 9 ай бұрын

@@enossified😂

@hal90001 9 ай бұрын

That's the result of the failed American education system.

@marc.swarbrick 9 ай бұрын

AI is a bit of misnomer. It’s not actually “intelligence”, it’s just super charged search at the moment. I think it’s better to imagine it as having the entire content of the internet at your disposal to answer any question. It’s important to note that it often gets things horribly wrong though. I asked ChatGPT about non-GMO and organic food and it responded that they were on opposite sides of the fence (which they clearly aren’t).

@rosemarypugliese2984 9 ай бұрын

Caught that Donald Fagen reference, Stephen.

@RM-lu1kx 8 ай бұрын

People laughing at their doom

@DanBrown96 9 ай бұрын

Psychologists posit that the reason so many people are unhappy today is that we believe that life should be fair, justice should prevail, and we should all be living in blissful abundance. Contentedness is not imposing 'should' but accepting certain realities. You're doing amazingly well if you're 70% happy most of the time.

@SplendidFellow 9 ай бұрын

I think it's actually the opposite, almost. Right now, the world is more fair, more just, and filled with more abundance than EVER before, and we do not care. We don't see it, because we are wired to notice threats and avoid them, rather than being wired to notice how good things are and be happy about it. To put it simply, so many are unhappy right now in this AMAZING world, because we are ungrateful.

@DownTheRabbit-Hole 9 ай бұрын

The irony here is that this whole comment section is full of AI bots.

@AlTorresFineArt 22 күн бұрын

That's not true, AI bot

@donnapido3824 9 ай бұрын

We don't know how to deal with AI - just like people who have never seen a flush toilet think it's a foot bath, like that elderly couple who thought the laptop their kid sent them was a cutting board. This is why trained designers are so important in dealing with it.

@xelaldaero9339 9 ай бұрын

In can listen to him talk 24/7

@84paratize 9 ай бұрын

That was far too short. Also, I don't think Yuval's statement about AI winning at Go means it is capable of new ideas (it's just capable of assimilating and utilizing human ideas faster than we can). And Go doesn't really affect our world in any significant way anyhow.

@destinychild4659 9 ай бұрын

It was just an example. I think his point was that in the future AI can do much bigger things.

@DJTripleBypass 8 ай бұрын

I haven’t seen Stephen that intimidated before. Yuval is on to something big!

@JonasAnandaKristiansson 8 ай бұрын

Big = hacking the "animals" ( humans, same thing for him ) and controlling/manipulating the masses with the tech God complex due to his psychopathy. Yes

@claudiojr.bellin496 9 ай бұрын

It’s obvious that Yuval hasn’t completely convinced Stephen on his views about the nature and impact of AI. It’s also hard not to be enthralled by these two philosophers discussing the future. Please do come back to the Late Show, Yuval.

@FelipeKana1 9 ай бұрын

C'mon, Stephen is a mouse brain when compared to Yuval.

@DMK195601 9 ай бұрын

I'm absolutely certain SC was just playing devil's advocate to heighten engagement. SC has already made his concerns about AI quite clear.

@DMK195601 9 ай бұрын

And yes, I hope this is the first of Many visits from Dr. Harari.

@shrimpdance4761 9 ай бұрын

@@DMK195601Stephen has expressed this opinion before and I think he's genuine. He said as much after the writer’s strike ended.

@JosephAguado 9 ай бұрын

Need more guests like this. Amy Goodman and Krystal Ball are great journalists.

@stephenholmgren405 8 ай бұрын

Harari dropping the truth. The conflicts start with religion 👏 🙌 👌

@mainstreetcowboy751 9 ай бұрын

Eat da bugz sapiens....

@hdguppies 9 ай бұрын

He's been taking lessons on how to act human. He should take more.

@goranbandic9387 8 ай бұрын

2 snakes 🐍 🐍

@CJ_Walks 6 ай бұрын

I’m curious what you mean?

@NoraN12-v7t 6 ай бұрын

Transhumanists @@CJ_Walks

@CJ_Walks 6 ай бұрын

@@NoraN12-v7t Neat. I didn't know there was a name for that movement.

@sureshr9396 8 ай бұрын

Stephen feeling spell bound at the end by Yuval's thought process

@davidsisbarro1501 9 ай бұрын

Stephen dropping a perfect Donald Fagen lyric 😆

@jamesmarsh4047 8 ай бұрын

Yuval is a charlatan

@donofon1014 9 ай бұрын

Violence is NOT the only resolution of conflicts from the usual traditional issues of land and food. Negotiation .. and SECULAR education.

@MarkDice 8 ай бұрын

Noah Harai is a complete clown.

@marisafialho 7 ай бұрын

That last point about finding common ground by talking about the stories around the conflict is what I do with my couples as a couples counselor ALL THE TIME!

@EJR914 9 ай бұрын

This guy is a WEF monster

@JohnWick-el9yw 8 ай бұрын

He wants to take away free will yet most of the comments people like him. Dam people learned nothing from 2020

@Prr-u9o 6 ай бұрын

Thats for sure a child of satan .

@fl260 9 ай бұрын

There are things we can teach kids that will never be irrelevant. Such as love, kindness, compassion, critical thinking, first principle thinking, appreciation of beauty, history, history of science, philosophy/philosophy of science, using their imagination, be physically fit (A sound mind in a sound body), and I'm sure there's at least 50 other valuable things we can teach them that will never be irrelevant.