Yuval Noah Harari
Also known as יובל נח הררי
Yuval Noah Harari is a writer whose 2024 book Nexus places AI within the long history of information networks. The book offers background to the threats and promises of the AI revolution, and it won China's CITIC Author of the Year prize in 2025. Before Nexus, his book Sapiens became an international hit in 2014. In January 2026 he presented on AI and humanity at the World Economic Forum in Davos. As of October 2026, he is a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.
Timeline
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2002
An Oxford doctorate
In 2002 he earns a PhD from the University of Oxford.
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2014
Sapiens goes international
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind appears in 2014 and becomes an international hit.
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2016–2018
Homo Deus and 21 Lessons
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow appears in 2016, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century follows in 2018.
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2019
Co-founding Sapienship
With Itzik Yahav, he co-founds Sapienship in 2019.
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2024
Nexus on information networks
Nexus, a history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI, is published in 2024. The book offers background to the threats and promises of the AI revolution.
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2025
A CITIC prize for Nexus
In 2025 he receives the CITIC Author of the Year prize in China, for Nexus.
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January 2026
A Davos session on AI
In January 2026 he presents "An Honest Conversation on AI and Humanity" at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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As of October 2026
Lecturer and distinguished fellow
Lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.
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