Are we sleepwalking into the biggest technological revolution in human history?
In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Mustafa Suleyman — CEO of Microsoft AI & author of The Coming Wave — breaks down what it really means to live in a world undergoing a massive reckoning with Artificial Intelligence. Whether you love it, hate it, or don’t even realize you’re already using it, AI is quietly reshaping everything we know about medicine, government, finance, energy, and even human relationships.
Mustafa pulls back the curtain on the true risks of AI, the benefits that may outweigh them, and the unsettling truth about how fast this technology is evolving...much faster than anyone predicted. He reveals the single most significant global use-case of AI today (and why it’s a direct challenge to human evolution), the surprising reason AI therapy and companionship are exploding worldwide, and what we’re unintentionally outsourcing to machines that may isolate us from real human connection.
We dive into:
- The waves of AI evolution and what comes next
- The coming disruption to the economy and the job market
- How to prepare (and parent) in a world powered by AI
- Why AI’s similarity to the human brain’s neural networks is both fascinating and terrifying
- The urgent need for guardrails and safeguards before bad actors use AI to manipulate individuals and entire societies
- Mind-blowing breakthroughs AI could unlock in human potential
- Why Mustafa believes AI will never develop its own awareness or agenda
- And the controversial question: Will it take a catastrophic AI event to force governments and agencies to finally work together?
This is not just a conversation about technology, it’s a conversation about humanity’s future, the choices we’re making right now, and the consequences of ignoring the wave that’s already here.
If you want to understand where AI is taking us, and how to survive and thrive in the next decade, watch this episode of MBB until the very end!
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Mustafa Suleyman’s Book, The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma: https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/#book
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