In this recorded discussion, Yuval Noah Harari shares his perspective on how AI is transforming healthcare. Harari, known for his bestselling books on history and technology, argues that while AI can accelerate drug development and improve diagnoses, it also poses threats to personal privacy and democratic governance.

As with so many aspects of our lives, AI presents potentially transformational benefits to healthcare – but to harness them, we must also beware of the potential dangers and pitfalls. This wide-ranging conversation explores how AI is already reshaping medicine, public discourse and human relationships. From accelerating drug discovery to threatening privacy, from strengthening democracies to enabling under-the-skin surveillance, the same technology carries both immense promise and extraordinary risk. Harari’s insights serve as a crucial reminder of the need for ethical guardrails as AI becomes more integrated into medicine.