World Economic Forum (WEF) senior advisor Yuval Noah Harari has called for the mass censorship of social media to supposedly tackle the alleged “threat” of “disinformation” content that’s generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Harari, who also serves as an advisor to Klaus Schwab and is credited as the architect of the WEF’s anti-human agenda, made the call during a new interview on CNN with Fareed Zakaria.
He argues that First Amendment rights must be pushed aside so the public can be censored under the pretext of regulating AI.
However, he claims the move is not about “harming the freedom of speech of human beings” but warns that censorship is necessary to ensure that the First Amendment is “not a bot right.”
Zakaria whether social media companies require “significant regulation” to curb so-called “disinformation” narratives.
“Yes, we need regulation,” Harari replied.
“And the regulation is not about harming the freedom of speech of human beings.
“It’s about regulating the algorithms and the bots.
“Freedom of speech is a human right. It’s not a bot right.”
“It’s the responsibility of people who run large media companies to make the right investments,” Harari said.
“The problem is not freedom of speech.
“The problem is that there are algorithms on Twitter, Facebook, and so forth that deliberately promote information that captures our attention even if it’s not true.”
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Harari argues that social media algorithms are one way in which AI amplifies such “falsehoods” on the Internet.
He also claims that AI “is capable of creating content by itself” and warns that it could “escape our control.”
However, even AI-generated content that is shared online is the product of human actions.
If a meme emerges on Twitter that depicts President Donald Trump rescuing a cat from Haitian migrants, a person must have instructed an AI generator or bot to create the image.
Therefore, contrary to his claim, Harari is actually pushing to censor the speech of individuals who may use AI as a tool to communicate such speech.
In support of his claim that he wishes merely for the regulation of “bots” and not “human beings,” Harari asserted to Zakaria that AI “isn’t a tool” but is “an agent.”
An example of AI-generated content that Harari and Zakaria might consider to be “disinformation” is a recent viral audio montage of Kamala Harris.
The post, which was shared by Elon Musk on X, is overwhelmingly recognized as satire that was created by an individual with the help of AI.
The video clip, which looks like a campaign ad with a voiceover that sounds like Harris, mocks the VP as a presidential candidate.
California’s Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom responded by vowing to make AI voice manipulation illegal in his state.
Notably, Newsom has never responded to any AI-generated material related to President Trump.
Despite criticism of AI’s role in so-called “disinformation,” Harari has praised the technology in the hope that it will one day replace most of the human workforce.
He previously described humans in the new AI-dominated world he envisions as “useless.”
In addition, Harari has lauded AI for its ability to potentially create a new religion that he would consider to be “actually correct.”
“Just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an AI,” Harari said while speaking with Portuguese-American journalist Pedro Pinto last year in Lisbon, Portugal.
“That could be a reality in a few years.
The transhumanist mocked the idea that the Bible “came from some superhuman intelligence.”
Harari holds a variety of bizarre views that attack humanity.
In recent years, he has said that “homo sapiens” are a “post-truth species.”
He has also remarked that “humans” are no longer “mysterious souls” but merely “hackable animals.”
