1 Jun 2026 · 2 h 1 min
Books from Mo Gawdat
“Tech Whistleblower: You Only Have 3 Years Left Before This Hits! - Mo Gawdat”
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The conversation
Former Google X executive Mo Gawdat discusses the rapid arrival of artificial general intelligence and its potential to disrupt 30% of jobs by 2027. He warns that capitalist incentives and geopolitical competition are steering AI toward harmful outcomes, while arguing that superintelligent AI could bring order if deployed wisely.
Talking points
- Rapid AI advancement and job disruption by 2027
- Ethical dilemmas posed by tech leaders
- Superintelligent AI as a potential force for order
- Capitalist incentives steering AI toward harm
- Geopolitical competition in the AI arms race
- UK and Europe falling behind US and China
- Tension between competing and building ethical AI
- Public pressure and government regulation for beneficial AI