In a thought-provoking interview with the YouTube channel “The Diary of a CEO,” renowned historian and futurist Yuval Noah Harari painted a striking picture of our world a decade from now. Far from the dramatic robot takeovers often depicted in Hollywood blockbusters, Harari envisions a more subtle yet profound shift in global power dynamics.
Yuval Noah Harari says in 10 years the world will be run by millions of AI bureaucrats who will make decisions that we can’t understand about jobs, finance and government, leading to power shifting from humanity to alien intelligences pic.twitter.com/ywzFWNPp8B
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According to Harari, we are on the brink of entering an era dominated by what he terms an “AI bureaucracy.” This isn’t a scenario where a single, omnipotent AI seizes control, but rather a future where countless AI systems permeate every facet of our daily lives, forming an intricate web of decision-making algorithms.
“In 10 years, algorithms …