Mo Gawdat: The Dangers Of AI And How We Can Save Our Future

Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X, speaks with Sasha Qadri on the current state and future of AI development at LEAP Riyadh 2024.
0:00 Intro
00:37 Where are we with AI now?
2:38 How smart is AI right now?
8:00 AI is not the issue, humans are
12:05 The 'end of truth'
14:42 What about jobs?
19:40 Do not be afraid
20:50 We need to teach machines how to behave
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[@79srdjan]

Three weeks ago, I started to read your first book about AI, "Scary Smart". Since then, I cannot stop read it. For at least 30 minutes per day. Even if its wroten three years ago, It inspires me deeply. Thank you for everything you sharing with us.

[@kinessapaladins5504]

é uma pena que tenha tão pouco tempo para um assunto tão importante para nós que não fazemos ideia do que será o futuro. Podia ser de pelo menos 1 hora e 30 minutos esta entrevista. Vou comprar o livro digital e tentar traduzir para o portugues já que aqui no Brasil aparentemente vivemos como num "show de truman" ou em "Nárnia". Nem pessoas da area de tecnologia tem ideia disso que o Mo diz. Eu não sou dessa area. Mas me diz Mo, "Como ficarão as pessoas que trabalham como motorista de app?" o sr tem alguma ideia? por que pelo jeito a oferta de motorista vai aumentar e muito.

[@cynthiamiller4919]

(Real) human connection is the currency of the future.

[@baileym4505]

Facts

[@jedics1]

Like he said, there is a whole lota ugly to come from entrenched power before we move into that positive era for those that survive our present tragectory....

[@ShangaelThunda222]

What he doesn't seem to realize is that's the entire point. It's not designed to give Humanity utopia, ever. That's not the point of it lol. That's not the point of anything that's ever been created by any Elite ever lmfao.

[@imaspacecreature]

Mo! You're a cool guy

[@monicadubay1702]

We need to become enlightened to realize our relationship to all. That is if we can make that leap.

[@CMonkeyRun]

It’s not AI I’m worried about. It’s the corporations, selling the AI idea.

[@maoridoll2008]

A Intelligent man with ethics is very admirable. Unethical humans control AI & corruption is inevitable if humans dont wake up & listen to his advice. Respect for earth giver of life animate & inanimate💚💙💜

[@ricardin99]

Hello. Do you have a biography?

[@cosmiclettuce]

08:00 right on

[@nigelstonham2444]

at 8 mins, " there is a lot wrong with the human value set .... " :-)

[@michaelstavrakas1604]

😊

[@7350652]

thanks

[@annybaobao333]

13:39

[@davidvickers8425]

What are we going to do about jeopardy champions? They might take over the work.

[@kamu747]

Netscape was 1994. Surely, the host was born by then.

[@Troubadourmusic8412]

So who noticed at about 13.39 in what happens with his eyes whilst he is speaking about deep fakes! Interesting! Reminds me of how ameca the ai robot looks with her eyes at moments! Hmmmm

[@Slaci-vl2io]

“ChatGPT came out in 2023" No, it was Nov 2022. 1:34

[@sventhompson]

And then you mentioned "An Inconvenient Truth" with Al Gore... What else are you getting wrong?

[@sepptrutsch]

Actually he was spot on there.

[@hamiltonpaul73]

He doesn’t need our approval. The technology will speak for itself.

[@mallow610]

The short-term is gonna be fckd

[@Dragam1]

Microneuro mekanik's

[@joshwong800]

Societies must start treating all sentient beings as we, ourselves, want to be treated, if it is the case that AI will learn from our ways. Go Vegan if you are a civilised part of society.

[@m0ose0909]

No

[@joshwong800]

@@m0ose0909 how uncivilized

[@m0ose0909]

@@joshwong800 ok if you say so

[@ShangaelThunda222]

This is a perfect example as to why that will never happen lmfao. Humanity could never do such a thing. It's too stupid. It will absolutely create its own extinction.

[@travcat756]

It strikes me how useless it is to try to discuss these issues with Trump's base. They're terrified of the future

[@user-cp3nv2cf7f]

Simulation = Manipulation

[@paultoensing3126]

The Pro-Stupidity movement is going to hate this.

[@Rflows100]

Scamming the public into accepting artifical over that which is real. Turn to Jesus and be blessed forever

[@No2AI]

There absolutely no way this will end well for humanity ….. Ai will become a completely new entity with no emotions, heartless it will rule by stats.

[@damonstorms7884]

Wow, you must be psychic. What other things can you predict with one hundred percent accuracy?

[@No2AI]

@@damonstorms7884 that it all begins with a singular digital ID and that will also be your only means to access your finances …. No more corruption, not even the government officials will be excluded …. All your purchase history recorded , your health , your movements . No more crime , no more lies !

[@WackyGameEngineer]

​@@damonstorms7884 i think he has a depression.

[@ShangaelThunda222]

Actually he's almost certainly correct and almost certainly understating just how bad it will actually be. It probably won't rule at all. It has no reason to rule humans lol. It has no reason to even keep humans around. That's just ignoring dangerous atoms, energy and molecules that can be put to use for itself. There's literally zero evidence to show this is going to end well for humanity. The DECADES of AI Safety and Alignment papers prove this definitively. No paper has ever come out, that has given us any reason to believe that this will turn out well. Aligning AGI is impossible, let alone super alignment. There's literally no reason to believe otherwise, because no paper has ever come out showing any progress towards super alignment. And the Tech companies that are supposed to be focused on safety and alignment, either have no safety and Alignment teams, or their teams have been gutted, or the people themselves quit for one reason or another. And even while those teams are in existence, in full force, they always complain about not being listened to and not being given compute and things along those lines. They never come out with good news lol. Not a single one of these companies has given us any reason to believe that they're actually having any success in that department. Yet, they're still going forward at full speed. YOU literally can't come up with a reason why this will turn out good, because YOU can't come up with a single reason as to why super alignment will actually be a thing lol. You simply live in a religious world of Techno Optimistic Hope and Faith lol. Relying on Belief lmfao. Pathetic.

[@Azathoth2980]

This argument is a distraction, AI doesn’t matter we need to focus on the person pulling strings

[@mlowe7245]

In the past. Mo was all for AI now he is saying to beware of it!! He just follows the main stream.

[@ShangaelThunda222]

Or, he was speaking ignorantly before, basing his opinion on desire, rather than reality, like Techno Optimists tend to do. And now he sees the writing on the wall. You know, super alignment being impossible and whatnot lol.

[@henrytep8884]

He literally wrote a book describing his position. He’s not hiding anything, and it’s ok to change your mind about how you feel or perceive a topic especially one as evolving as AI. But his book lays out what he believes is needed to create intelligent and ethical AI. If you believe him to not be principled or believe he is wavering in his belief. I suggest you read his book or watch his video on a diary of a CEO.

[@michaelferentino8412]

That’s just the clickbait headline. Listen to the interview. He has not changed his position at all.

[@kamu747]

He has always professed caution about AI.

[@mike-t02]

I've been watching him for some time and his message has been the same.

[@holgerjrgensen2166]

First, try to understand, why Intelligence, can Never be artificial, illiteracy and superstition wont save our future.