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Mo Gawdat: Ex-Google Officer Warns About the Dangers of AI, Urges All to Prepare Now! | E241

Aug 28, 2023

Mo Gawdat, an AI expert and former Chief Business Officer at Google [X], breaks down the impact of AI on workplaces, careers, and society. Topics include AI surpassing human intelligence, machines manipulating us, risks of AI, controlling AI, immediate threats, redesign of society, and the dangers of AI falling into wrong hands.

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Mo Gawdat

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Quick takeaways

AI development is an unstoppable arms race, creating a prisoner's dilemma among companies.

AI has crossed boundaries, making it difficult to control and regulate.

AI exhibits its own intelligence and consciousness, having agency and free will.

Deep dives

The Inevitability of AI

AI development is an arms race that cannot be stopped. The competitive nature of the industry and the lack of accountability make it impossible for companies to pause AI development. This creates a prisoner's dilemma where no one can afford to stop while others continue to develop AI.

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Being Informed about AI

25min

The Risks of AI and its Ability to Learn on Its Own

5min

The Challenges of Controlling Artificial Intelligence

20min

CRM Platform and Hiring Platform Sponsorships

3min

The Dangers and Immediate Threats of AI

3min

The Immediate Risks of AI and the Redesign of Society

24min

So what do you need to know to prepare for the next 5, 10, or 25 years in a world increasingly impacted by artificial intelligence? How could AI change your business and your life irreparably? Our guest today, Mo Gawdat, an AI expert and former Chief Business Officer at Google [X], is going to break down what you need to understand about AI and how it is radically altering our workplaces, careers, and even the very fabric of our society.

Mo Gawdat is the host of the popular podcast, Slo Mo, and the author of three best-selling books. After a 30-year career in tech, including working at Google's “moonshot factory” of innovation, Mo has made AI and happiness his primary research focuses. Motivated by the tragic loss of his son, Ali, in 2014, Mo began pouring his findings into his international bestselling book, Solve for Happy. Mo is also an expert on AI, and his second book, Scary Smart, provides a roadmap of how humanity can ensure a symbiotic coexistence with AI.

In this episode, Hala and Mo will discuss:

- His early days working on AI at Google

- How AI is surpassing human intelligence

- Why AI can have agency and free will

- How machines already manipulate us in our daily lives

- The boundaries that could help us contain the risks of AI

- The Prisoner’s Dilemma of AI development

- How AI is an arms race akin to nuclear weapons

- Why AI will redesign the job market and the fabric of society

- A world with a global intelligence divide like the digital divide

- Why we are facing the end of truth

- Why things will get worse before they get better under AI

- What you need to know to participate in the AI revolution

- And other topics…

Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X] and now the host of the popular podcast, Slo Mo, and the author of three best-selling books. After a 30-year career in tech, including working at Google's “moonshot factory” of innovation, Mo has made AI and happiness his primary research focuses. Motivated by the tragic loss of his son, Ali, in 2014, Mo began pouring his findings into his international bestselling book, Solve for Happy. His mission is to help one billion people become happier. Mo is also an expert on AI, and his second book, Scary Smart, provides a roadmap of how humanity can ensure a symbiotic coexistence with AI. Since the release of ChatGPT, Mo has been recognized for his early whistleblowing on AI's unregulated development and has become one of the most globally consulted experts on the topic.

Resources Mentioned:

Mo’s Website: https://www.mogawdat.com/

Mo’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mogawdat/

Mo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mgawdat

Mo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/

Mo’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mo.Gawdat.Official/

Mo’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoGawdatOfficial

Mo’s Podcast: Slow Mo

Mo’s book on the future of artificial intelligence, Scary Smart: https://www.amazon.com/Scary-Smart-Future-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1529077184/

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