Jun 1, 2026 New Episodes
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
0:00 Intro 2:29 Why Mo Warned About AI Before Anyone Else 5:26 Can AI Be a Net Positive for Humanity? 8:56 Massive Job Disruption Worldwide 15:28 Will AI Cost Savings Create New Jobs? 16:38 What Happens to Blue Collar Jobs? 22:20 How 10–15% Job Loss Reshapes Society 24:43 How Civil Unrest Could Unfold 26:27 Sam Altman’s Flip-Flopping on AI 32:38 Is Sam Altman Pro-Humanity? 34:14 Imagining a Future Where Humanity Is Fine 42:24 Will One Superintelligence Rule the World? 46:15 If AGI Is Already Here, What Now? 48:42 Why Human Lived Experience Still Matters 52:56 Why Not Just Hire AGI Instead of People? 55:23 Can We Control AI Smarter Than Us? 59:05 Could AI Decide to Leave the Server? 59:39 The Risk of Models Even Creators Don’t Understand 1:04:53 AI Isn’t Evil But We Need a Plan 1:09:11 Ads 1:11:13 The Symptoms of AGI by 2030 1:14:22 If the US Stops, Will We Become China’s Lapdog? 1:16:45 Should Governments Invest More in AI? 1:17:39 Can an Economy of Entrepreneurs Work? 1:20:59 Do We Need to Join the AI Arms Race? 1:23:54 Will Global Competition Build Better AI? 1:32:46 Ads 1:34:57 Who Will Prioritize Ethical AI? 1:38:44 Whose Economy Works for the Middle Class? 1:42:20 Can Ethical AI Still Be Engaging? 1:47:02 Has This Ever Happened Without Government? 1:52:47 What Absolute Dystopia Looks Like 1:55:58 Are You Optimistic About AI? 1:57:31 Does Happiness Matter More in the AI Age? 2:00:40 The Legacy Mo Gawdat Wants to Leave Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral – redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com
Follow Mo: Instagram – https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4Hv5OK8 Website – https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/GRKeGgO Podcast – https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/CgXWNIe Intelligent Matchmaking: https://emma.love/ Mo’s Film: https://chasingutopiafilm.org/ You can pre-order Mo’s book, ‘Alive: A Human’s Guide to Living in the World of AI’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BvCLbtT