17 hours ago
- Science
- Wall Street Journal
‘Sapiens' Author Yuval Noah Harari on the Promise and Peril of AI
Does the rise of artificial intelligence mean the decline—and even end—of Homo sapiens? That's the question we posed to author, historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, who sees the potential for both enormous benefit and enormous danger from AI. He discussed the outlook with WSJ Leadership Institute contributing editor Poppy Harlow at The Wall Street Journal's recent CEO Council Summit.
Here are edited excerpts of their conversation.