# Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari writes about history and societal change and contributes to AI-risk and governance discussions; joint research and institutional affiliations retain their own attribution.

Type: person. Context selected by Escape Meridian; inclusion is not endorsement.

[Collection](/entities/yuval-noah-harari)
[Primary reference](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3)

## Sources

- [Yuval Noah Harari — existing tracker reference](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3): Connect the existing canonical profile to its evidence in the source corpus without adding a new statement or relationship registry.

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## Context references

- [https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3)
- [https://lawzero.org/en/team](https://lawzero.org/en/team)

Legacy published distillations: [Publications API](/api/pipeline/publications?entity=yuval-noah-harari)

## Profile and attribution

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Historian, author and LawZero board director
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-14.
Coauthors substantive AI-risk analysis and holds an AI-governance role.
Societal consequences and governance; joint research does not establish individual technical expertise.
LawZero board affiliation is relevant to safety and governance commentary.
- [Joint risk analysis](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3)
- [LawZero board](https://lawzero.org/en/team)

## Dated contributor context


## Roles and affiliations

- [Yuval Noah Harari](/entities/yuval-noah-harari) · [LawZero](/entities/lawzero): Historian, author and LawZero board director (profile-review: 2026-10-14). [Joint risk analysis](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3); [LawZero board](https://lawzero.org/en/team)

## Dated statements

- 2024-05-22 — [Prepare technical safeguards and institutions together](/tracker/?question=power-and-risk&statement=harari-joint-risk-governance): Harari and 24 coauthors argue that preparation for extreme AI risks needs both technical safety work and adaptive governance. Attributed to Yuval Noah Harari and 24 coauthors. [Original source](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17688v3). Pinned v3 revision date; the earlier 26 October 2023 version is not silently substituted. Joint authorship does not identify Harari's individual contribution; no individual probability is supplied.

## Connected questions

- [Who should have power over increasingly capable AI?](/tracker/?question=power-and-risk)

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