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episode 372: Mo Gawdat: “Life is a Video Game!” | The Shocking Case for Intelligent Design
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Will AI destroy humanity? Can we bring the dead back to life? And is there any convincing evidence for intelligent design?
Joining me today to explore these fascinating topics is none other than Mo Gawdat! Mo is the founder of the non-profit organization One Billion Happy and host of the #1 mental health podcast Slo Mo. He is the author of the bestselling books Solve for Happy and Scary Smart and used to work as chief business officer at Google X.
Mo has profoundly shaped my perspectives on artificial intelligence, fatherhood, happiness, and the biggest questions in the universe. I’m sure he will have the same impact on you, so without further ado, let’s jump right into the episode!
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Key Takeaways:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:31 Judging two books by their covers
00:07:34 Can a computer be happy?
00:17:08 Mo’s timeline for AGI
00:24:40 What it was like to work for X, Google's top-secret moonshot factory
00:31:37 WIll programmers forget how to code?
00:35:25 Elon Musk’s new AI
00:39:46 Our generations y2k problem
00:48:35 The Keating test
00:55:05 Bringing the dead back to life
01:06:36 The case for intelligent design
01:16:51 How to be happy during challenging times
01:29:36 The coolest thing ever invented
01:37:41 Outro
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