Artificial Intelligence and the acceleration of historical change

Historian Yuval Noah Harari has posited that algorithms using Big Data and machine learning could eventually lead to human manipulation and a transfer of authority to technology. This perspective highlights how technological transformations and political shifts have accelerated the pace of historical change.

Recent decades have seen a significant generational gap driven by the widespread adoption of information technology and the increasingly invasive presence of Artificial Intelligence. Unlike historical shifts such as the fall of empires, modern technological advancements are profoundly altering socio-cultural connectivity, interpersonal relationships, and the global economy.