Yuval Harari

a16z Podcast | Brains, Bodies, Minds ... and Techno-Religions

Yuval Harari, Sonal Chokshi, Kyle Russell

This event analyzes the 21st-century pivot from organic to inorganic evolution, where engineered bodies and consciousnesses decouple from physical location to potentially dismantle the traditional concept of the individual. Key figures warn that as data processing shifts authority from human consciousness to algorithms, society faces risks including permanent biological inequality, the collapse of democracy, and the rise of techno-religious ideologies. The discussion concludes with a critical call for establishing new inclusive global institutions to manage this transition before technological disruption destabilizes the entire world order.