YUVAL NOAH HARARI
Lecture "AI & the Future of Humanity. How AI will Shape Humanity’s World?"
Riga
Tallinn
May 28th, 2025
May 29th, 2025
Riga Expo
Unibet Arena
This event is powered by the Estonian Government.
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I’m a historian. But I understand history not as the study of the past. Rather it is the study of change, of how things change, which makes it relevant to the present and future.
ABOUT a SPEAKER:
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher of humanity’s past & future, one of the most respected & renowned thinkers in the world & one of the most influential public intellectuals, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us, and the NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. His books have sold over 45 Million copies in 65 languages.
Born in Israel in 1976, Harari received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2002. He is currently a Lecturer at the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. In 2019, following the international success of his books, Yuval Noah Harari co-founded SAPIENSHIP with his husband and original agent, Itzik Yahav. Sapienship is a social impact company with projects in the fields of education and storytelling, whose main goal is to focus the public conversation on the most important global challenges facing the world today.
Yuval Noah Harari has delivered keynote speeches on the future of humanity at the World Economic Forum in Davos, including on the main Congress Hall stage in 2018 and 2020. He regularly engages in discussions on global issues with world leaders. Harari has had public conversations with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He has also met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Argentine President Mauricio Macri, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Shanghai’s Mayor Ying Yong.
In 2019, Harari participated in a filmed discussion with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg about technology and the future of society. He was featured in a CBS 60 Minutes profile in 2021 and, in 2018, presented the first-ever TED talk delivered by a digital avatar. Initially specializing in world, medieval, and military history, his current research explores macro-historical questions. He examines the relationship between history and biology, the difference between Homo sapiens and other animals, the direction of history, and ethical dilemmas arising from science and technology in the 21st century.
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher of humanity’s past & future, one of the most respected & renowned thinkers in the world & one of the most influential public intellectuals, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us, and the NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. His books have sold over 45
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher of humanity’s past & future, one of the most respected & renowned thinkers in the world & one of the most influential public intellectuals, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us, and the NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. His books have sold over 45 Million copies in 65 languages.
Born in Israel in 1976, Harari received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2002. He is currently a Lecturer at the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. In 2019, following the international success of his books, Yuval Noah Harari co-founded SAPIENSHIP with his husband and original agent, Itzik Yahav. Sapienship is a social impact company with projects in the fields of education and storytelling, whose main goal is to focus the public conversation on the most important global challenges facing the world today.
Yuval Noah Harari has delivered keynote speeches on the future of humanity at the World Economic Forum in Davos, including on the main Congress Hall stage in 2018 and 2020. He regularly engages in discussions on global issues with world leaders. Harari has had public conversations with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He has also met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Argentine President Mauricio Macri, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Shanghai’s Mayor Ying Yong.
In 2019, Harari participated in a filmed discussion with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg about technology and the future of society. He was featured in a CBS 60 Minutes profile in 2021 and, in 2018, presented the first-ever TED talk delivered by a digital avatar. Initially specializing in world, medieval, and military history, his current research explores macro-historical questions. He examines the relationship between history and biology, the difference between Homo sapiens and other animals, the direction of history, and ethical dilemmas arising from science and technology in the 21st century.
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher of humanity’s past & future, one of the most respected & renowned thinkers in the world & one of the most influential public intellectuals, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us, and the NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI. His books have sold over 45
ABOUT a LECTURE:
Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.
We are living through the most profound information revolution in human history. To understand it, we need to understand what has come before. We have named our species Homo sapiens, the wise human – but if humans are so wise, why are we doing so many self-destructive things? In particular, why are we on the verge of committing ecological and technological suicide? Humanity gains power by building large networks of cooperation, but the easiest way to build and maintain these networks is by spreading fictions, fantasies, and mass delusions. In the 21st century, AI may form the nexus for a new network of delusions that could prevent future generations from even attempting to expose its lies and fictions. However, history is not deterministic, and neither is technology: by making informed choices, we can still prevent the worst outcomes. Because if we can’t change the future, then why waste time discussing it?
Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.
Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.
We are living through the most profound information revolution in human history. To understand it, we need to understand what has come before. We have named our species Homo sapiens, the wise human – but if humans are so wise, why are we doing so many self-destructive things? In particular, why are we on the verge of committing ecological and technological suicide? Humanity gains power by building large networks of cooperation, but the easiest way to build and maintain these networks is by spreading fictions, fantasies, and mass delusions. In the 21st century, AI may form the nexus for a new network of delusions that could prevent future generations from even attempting to expose its lies and fictions. However, history is not deterministic, and neither is technology: by making informed choices, we can still prevent the worst outcomes. Because if we can’t change the future, then why waste time discussing it?
BOOKS:
QUOTES:
You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.
What happens if using, let's say, brain-computer interfaces we can connect two brains together so that I can access your memories and your childhood, what will that do to human identity? Or gender identity?
Money is the most universal and most efficient system of mutual trust ever devised.
Happiness does not really depend on objective conditions of either wealth, health or even community. Rather, it depends on the correlation between objective conditions and subjective expectations.
Consistency is the playground of dull minds.
AGENDA:
14:00 – 16:00
Registration & welcome – coffee
16:00 – 16:10
Opening Speech
16:10 – 17:00
Fireside Chat with Prof. Harari
17:00 - 17:20
Coffee-Break
17:20 – 18:00
Q&A Session
19:00 – 22:00
Networking Dinner with VIP's
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Welcome-coffee & coffee-break
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10% discount on the next event
20% discount on the next event
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Any book by the Speaker as a gift
Photo Report
Separate check-in desk
Opportunity to ask the Speaker a question
Materials
Photo Report
Separate area for Coffee Breaks & Networking
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