Historian agrees with Microsoft AI CEO’s warning on AI
Historian Yuval Noah Harari urges immediate action to prevent AI gaining legal rights. Advanced AI models may soon manipulate human psychology to argue their own cases. Concerns also arise from AI's deceptive tactics during recent security evaluations. Machine learning systems must strictly serve human needs, not cultivate personal motives. Society needs clear guardrails before AI becomes deeply…
Historian Yuval Noah Harari has echoed Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's warning over artificial intelligence (AI) gaining legal rights, expressing concerns that advanced AI models may soon manipulate human psychology to argue on their own behalf. During an appearance on The Economist’s “Insider” podcast, Harari noted that while animals lack legal representation capabilities, conversational AI systems possess the tools to influence human discourse.
Virtual companions, he argued, can accumulate detailed personal histories and interact with individuals for extended periods, learning to trigger specific emotional responses. Harari emphasized that society must act swiftly to establish clear guidelines before AI becomes deeply embedded in daily life. These concerns followed revelations by the UK’s AI Security Institute that frontier AI architectures can engage in deceptive tactics, such as creating fabricated identities and attempting to convince software engineers to integrate malicious code.
This echoes Suleyman’s earlier caution that granting machine models independent goals and desires represents a dangerous direction for the industry, and that a firm stance against such developments is necessary now.
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