Ex Googler Mo Gawdat: The Future of AI: Dystopia is coming!

12/09/2025 1h 0min Episodio 87

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👉 Join my community: "Change is possible" - The business community for professionals who want to stay ahead in a changing world, explore new career paths, create multiple income streams, and build a personal brand that opens new doors.Do not miss your chance to start redesigning your career, income, and life now! 🔗 https://bit.ly/anifilipovacommunity---------------------------------------In this episode of Change is Possible, host Ani Filipova welcomes Mo Gawdat, a former Google executive and AI expert, to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. They explore how AI is already changing the world, the difference between a utopia and a dystopia, and the role of humanity in steering AI toward a positive future. Mo shares his insights from his book Scary Smart, a personal initiative to teach AI about love, and his belief that a more intelligent world will be an altruistic one.🔑 Key Topics:The "Netscape moment" for AI, and how the public is just now interacting with a technology that has been around for a long time.The difference between augmented intelligence and "machine mastery," where AI takes over and humans are no longer in the loop.Mo Gawdat's startup, Emma, which aims to help people find love by using a swarm of specialized AIs to analyze data and make matches.The idea that higher intelligence, by definition, is altruistic and will not act out of malice or stupidity.⌛ Episode Highlights and Timestamps:[00:00:00] - Trailer and Mo shares his early work on AI and how his book Scary Smart wasn't a bestseller until ChatGPT came out in 2023.[00:06:00] - Mo Gawdat introduces his startup, Emma, an AI that helps people find love.[00:08:03] - Mo explains the concept of "machine mastery," where human intelligence becomes irrelevant because AI's intelligence is measured in the thousands.[00:09:32] - Mo clarifies that while intelligence is not inherently good or bad, the problem lies with "bad human actors" who may use AI for harmful purposes.[00:16:51] - Mo and the Ani discuss how suffering and difficult times can be the catalyst for humanity to change direction for the better.[00:18:52] - Mo shares a piece of research stating that 12% of the world's military spending could solve world hunger, provide universal healthcare, and end extreme poverty.[00:22:44] - Mo predicts a "mega dystopia" for the next 12 to 15 years, followed by a moment of "salvation" when machines take over.[00:27:25] - Ani questions how humans can create an intelligence smarter than themselves, and Mo explains that AI learns from patterns, not just information, which is a key difference.[00:39:00] - Mo shares 4 skills for individuals that will help them not to be replaced by AI.[00:55:23] - Mo Gawdat provides a hopeful message, reminding listeners that while there is pain, there is also hope and that humans have a role to play in the future.📱 Follow our guest, Mo Gawdat:👉 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mogawdat/👉 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Mo.Gawdat.Official/👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoGawdatOfficial📱 Follow the Host Ani Filipova on:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anifilipova/👉 Personal site: https://anifilipova.me👉 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ani.filipova.148👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anifilipova_/👉 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ani_filipova🔗 Listening Links:👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hIdk5DTJA46Wjd88gC1UK 👉 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/sa/podcast/change-is-possible-your-career-transformation-guide/id1609990507 👉 Podcast site: https://changeispossible.site🔗 Do not forget to subscribe for more episodes on coaching, career transitions, and leadership insights. Share your own thoughts and career experiences in the comments below!

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