It's okay if furniture is mass-produced by machines as long as we have freedom deciding what to do with the furniture; the key question regarding thoughts is whether to what extent we will still have freedom from AI-produced thoughts if we identify with our thoughts.

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Yuval Noah Harari

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It's okay if the furniture in my house is made by machines in IKEA as long as I have some freedom deciding what to do with this furniture. The question regarding thoughts is whether to what extent we will still have freedom from them.

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AI has hacked the code of human civilization | Yuval Noah HarariYuval Noah Harari
Created: 7/7/2026, 4:14:44 AM

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