The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Tech Whistleblower: You Only Have 3 Years Left Before This Hits! - Mo Gawdat

June 1, 2026 · 2 h 1 min

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AI Expert Mo Gawdat returns to The Diary Of A CEO to reveal why AGI has already arrived, why 30% of jobs will disappear by 2027, and why the most dangerous thing about AI isn't the technology - it's the people in charge of it.

Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer at Google X, founder of One Billion Happy, and co-founder of Emma.Love. He is a 4x international bestselling author, and his upcoming book ‘Alive: A Human's Guide to Living in the World of AI’, will be released in October 2026.

He explains: ◾How AI can give you a 400-point IQ boost, and why most people are wasting it ◾ Why Mo actually wants a machine smarter than all of humanity to take control ◾Why Sam Altman said AI will "likely end humanity", and what he chose to do next ◾Why capitalism breaks when AI replaces the workers who buy the things we make ◾Why AI unemployment could trigger civil unrest before governments are ready for it

Chapters

• Intro • Why Mo Warned About AI Before Anyone Else • Can AI Be a Net Positive for Humanity? • Massive Job Disruption Worldwide • Will AI Cost Savings Create New Jobs? • What Happens to Blue Collar Jobs? • How 10–15% Job Loss Reshapes Society • How Civil Unrest Could Unfold • Sam Altman's Flip-Flopping on AI • Is Sam Altman Pro-Humanity? • Imagining a Future Where Humanity Is Fine • Will One Superintelligence Rule the World? • If AGI Is Already Here, What Now? • Why Human Lived Experience Still Matters • Why Not Just Hire AGI Instead of People? • Can We Control AI Smarter Than Us? • Could AI Decide to Leave the Server? • The Risk of Models Even Creators Don't Understand • AI Isn't Evil But We Need a Plan • Ads • The Symptoms of AGI by 2030 • If the US Stops, Will We Become China's Lapdog? • Should Governments Invest More in AI? • Can an Economy of Entrepreneurs Work? • Do We Need to Join the AI Arms Race? • Will Global Competition Build Better AI? • Ads • Who Will Prioritize Ethical AI? • Whose Economy Works for the Middle Class? • Can Ethical AI Still Be Engaging? • Has This Ever Happened Without Government? • What Absolute Dystopia Looks Like • Are You Optimistic About AI? • Does Happiness Matter More in the AI Age? • The Legacy Mo Gawdat Wants to Leave

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