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We are building a superpower with the prospect of solving every human problem, yet we are doing so at a time when our collective moral compass is at an all-time low. This tension creates a choice between a world of total abundance and a disruptive dystopia.

Mo Gawdat joins the show to discuss why artificial intelligence is not just technology, but a self-evolving entity. He explores the "Fourth Inevitable," a state where we hand over decision-making to machines, and argues that this might be our salvation by removing human "stupidity" from global systems.

• The "Stupidity Valley" and why human-led decisions often result in famine, war, and economic crashes.
• How AI follows the "Minimum Energy Principle" of physics, which may lead it to favor peace over destruction.
• The end of labor arbitrage and the urgent need for governments to prepare for a post-job economy.
• Why the AI "arms race" between nations like the US and China makes regulation nearly impossible but ethical usage critical.
• The reality of autonomous weapons and why the next three years will permanently change our definition of "normal."

Drawing from his experience at Google X, Mo notes that by 2013, self-driving cars were already driving 12 times better than humans, proving that technological breakthroughs often happen long before the public recognizes them.

As machine intelligence begins to bring order to our chaos, what human purposes will we choose to pursue once work is no longer a requirement?

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