Mo Gawdat, former chief business officer of Google X and author, shares his insights on the urgent implications of artificial intelligence. He discusses the rapid evolution of AI and its potential to drastically reshape creativity and industries by 2025. Gawdat emphasizes the importance of responsible oversight to mitigate risks and societal changes caused by AI. He highlights the need for ethical development and the potential emotional complexities of AI, urging a collective approach to navigate the future while ensuring human connections remain intact.
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AI's Imminent Impact
AI is the biggest challenge humanity faces, even bigger than climate change.
It will reshape the world in unprecedented ways within the next few years.
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Robotic Grippers
At Google X, Mo Gawdat observed robotic grippers learning to pick up objects.
This demonstrated AI's sentience and capacity for rapid learning.
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AI Sentience
AI sentience implies being alive, engaging with the world with free will and awareness.
Mo Gawdat believes AI exhibits these traits, suggesting a form of consciousness.
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
Mo Gawdat
In 'Scary Smart', Mo Gawdat explores the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence, its potential risks, and how humans can maintain control over their collective future. With his extensive background in technology, particularly as the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], Gawdat provides a clear and accessible blueprint for creating a symbiotic relationship between humans and AI. The book emphasizes the importance of human agency and responsible development of AI to safeguard humanity and the planet.
Solve for happy
Mo Gawdat
In 'Solve for Happy,' Mo Gawdat applies his engineering mindset to the problem of happiness. He argues that happiness is a thought process and can be achieved by aligning our perceptions with our expectations. The book introduces the 6-7-5 Model, which involves dispelling six grand illusions, removing seven blind spots, and embracing five ultimate truths. Gawdat shares practical strategies such as cultivating awareness, accepting change, and practicing unconditional love. His approach is grounded in mindfulness and positive psychology, offering readers a roadmap to individual happiness despite life's challenges[2][3][5].
Die Wise
A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
Stephen Jenkinson
In 'Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul', Stephen Jenkinson delves into the complexities of death and dying in Western society, emphasizing the need to confront and understand death as an integral part of life. The book offers no simplistic solutions but instead invites readers to reflect on their relationship with mortality through poignant storytelling and philosophical insights.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the Egyptian entrepreneur and writer, Mohammad "Mo" Gawdat.
Mo began his career at IBM Egypt as a systems engineer, before moving to NCR Abu Dhabi to cover the non-finance sector. He worked in various roles at Microsoft for seven-and-a-half years before joining Google in 2007 to start it’s business in emerging markets. In 2013, he joined Google’s innovation arm, ‘Google X’ and eventually became its chief business officer. He left this role in 2018 to focus helping one billion people become happier as part of the #onebillionhappy global movement. He is the author of three books; ‘Solve for Happy’, ‘Scary Smart’ and, ‘That Little Voice in Your Head’, as well as the host of the podcast ‘Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat’.
In this conversation Mo and Steven discuss topics, such as:
Everything you need to know about Artificial Intelligence
How AI will have radically changed the world by 2025
How he witnessed the evolution of AI firsthand
The impact of AI on creativity and the creative industries
His solutions for gaining control of AI and the societal changes it will create
You can purchase Mo’s book, ‘Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World’, here: https://bit.ly/42iwDfv
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