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Tristan Harris

ARCHETYPE

The Catalyst

Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.

Tristan Harris reads as The Catalyst because his leadership works by ignition, not administration. As co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, he has made his role less about running an institution and more about forcing a reckoning, provoking industries and audiences alike to confront how technology shapes attention and behaviour. His appearance on The Diary of a CEO fits the pattern, a leader who moves debates forward by starting the ones others avoid.

IN THEIR WORDS, WHY CATALYST

Clarity is courage. If people have clarity and feel confident that the current path is leading to a world that people don't want, that clarity creates the courage to say I don't want that, so I'm going to devote my life to changing the path.

CALLING FOR PUBLIC MOBILIZATION ON AI

We didn't consent to have six people make that decision on behalf of eight billion people. We have to stop pretending that this is okay or normal — it's not normal.

ON AGI RISK ACCEPTANCE BY TECH LEADERS

Your role is not to solve the whole problem but to be part of the collective immune system of humanity against this bad future that nobody wants. If you can help spread those antibodies by spreading that clarity, that would be possible.

ON INDIVIDUAL ACTION AGAINST AI HARMS

THE DIARY OF A CEO

The Diary of a CEO: “AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris”

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