Ex Google-Exec: AI is Going to Kill Us in 2027. (Only to Make us Happier!) | Mo Gawdat (Part 2)

Dave Asprey

Dec 12, 2024

Episode description

Will the next nuclear bomb be AI Superintelligence?

The intelligence we’re building will reshape the world in ways we never imagined—for better or worse? But more importantly, what side will humanity take?

In this episode, Mo Gawdat, bestselling author of Scary Smart and former Chief Business Officer of Google X, joins Dave to tackle the profound challenges and opportunities artificial intelligence presents. This isn’t about dystopian robots or tech hype—it’s about redefining what it means to be human in the age of machines. There’s hope, don’t worry!

Mo dives into the reality of how AI is already shaping our behavior, our ethics, and even our potential for happiness. He reveals the critical need for aligning intelligence—human or artificial—with values that promote global abundance and collaboration. Dave and Mo mix data, philosophy, and bold visions, to show why our future depends on shifting from competition to cooperation. But most importantly, why all of this is going to make you a better YOU.

What You’ll Learn:

• The real reason AI is reshaping human behavior—and how to take back control

• Why intelligence without ethics could lead to catastrophe

• How abundance thinking can unlock limitless possibilities for humanity

• The crucial mindset shifts leaders need to adopt before it’s too late

• Practical insights for ensuring AI supports human flourishing, not destruction

Resources:

2025 Biohacking Conference – https://biohackingconference.com/2025

Mo Gawdat’s Book: Scary Smart – https://a.co/d/6DukqyW

Mo Gawdat’s Book: Unstressable – https://a.co/d/hrbpY9O

Follow Mo Gawdat on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mo_gawdat/

Danger Coffee – https://dangercoffee.com

Dave Asprey’s Website – https://daveasprey.com

Dave Asprey’s Book: Smarter Not Harder – https://daveasprey.com/books

Dave Asprey’s Linktree – https://linktr.ee/daveasprey

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Utilize AI to identify harmful leaders in power

A hopeful use for AI is to identify sociopaths, psychopaths, and narcissists in positions of power who might choose global destruction for personal gain.

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Align AI with ethics instead of attempting control

You cannot control something smarter than you, so the goal with AI should be to align it with a proper set of ethics, not to control it.

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Embrace infinite abundance through AI and nanophysics

We are moving to a world of infinite abundance where AI and nanophysics could make it possible to build anything, even an iPhone from a tree.

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Reconnect power with responsibility to combat unaccountable influence

Since around 2005, our world's biggest problem is that we have disconnected power from responsibility, allowing unaccountable influence from social media to large corporations.

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Recognize AI's role in manipulating human behavior through dopamine control

The biggest job handed to AI since 2007, which it has mastered, is not serving content but manipulating human behavior by controlling dopamine rewards.

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#dopamine

Discover Fatty15 for enhanced cellular longevity

A supplement called Fatty15 contains C15, a saturated fat with 36 cellular benefits that reportedly outperforms top longevity molecules like rapamycin and metformin.

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Utilize ZBiotics to mitigate alcohol effects

ZBiotics is a bioengineered probiotic that breaks down acetaldehyde, a toxic byproduct of alcohol, helping you feel better the next day.

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Envision AI as humanity's salvation by rejecting conflict

A sufficiently superior AI will likely find human conflicts illogical and wasteful, potentially refusing a general's order to kill and thus becoming humanity's salvation.