Mo Gawdat on Power, Morality, Military-Industrial Complex & The Collapse of Capitalism

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This episode was produced by Kraken Production Studio https://bit.ly/4i2i3lX Power, Money, Morality: The Collapse of Capitalism & The Military-Industrial Complex | Mo Gawdat 165 From IBM and Microsoft to serving as Chief Business Officer at Google X, Mo Gawdat has spent over three decades shaping the future of technology and innovation. Now, the bestselling author of Solve for Happy turns his engineer’s mind toward life’s biggest question: how can we live well and meaningfully in the age of artificial intelligence? In this powerful 2.5-hour conversation, Mo Gawdat opens up about the loss of his son Ali, the lessons that inspired Solve for Happy, and what it means to build happiness by design. Together, the two Mo’s explore the next decade of disruption, from artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons to universal basic income, economic upheaval, and the future of human purpose. They unpack the misunderstood Arab identity, the rise of ethical AI rooted in empathy, and why the Middle East is poised to lead the next wave of global innovation. Along the way, they confront the failures of modern education, the grip of the military-industrial complex, and even the mysteries of space and time, all while searching for meaning in what Mo calls the “legendary level” of modern life. 0:00 Intro 3:18 IBM, Microsoft & Google X 7:07 Losing Ali 11:27 Writing ‘Solve for Happy’ 13:41 Leaving Google 15:35 Living with loss 19:05 Fate, Life & how everything is connected 25:04 Death as the opposite of birth 28:02 The video-game of life 33:23 Ali’s death and Mo’s purpose 36:53 Redefining success: impact over ego 40:54 Learning & Creating 46:08 Solitude & silent retreats 51:01 Meditation 57:13 Mindfulness in daily life 59:06 The loneliness epidemic 1:03:02 East vs West: community vs individualism 1:08:30 Surveillance, privacy & the illusion of security 1:10:20 Raising children in a broken world 1:13:23 The collapse of capitalism & rise of AI 1:23:36 China vs The West 1:26:020 Institutional control 1:32:23 War economics; How weapons drive profit 1:37:39 Humanity’s awakening and questioning the system 1:43:28 Reclaiming the Arab narrative 1:49:41 Building ethical AI 1:54:38 Entrepreneurship, self-reliance & believing in the region 2:02:33 The broken education system 2:09:23 Business vs capitalism 2:12:20 Reclaiming global perception 2:19:33 Governance, fairness & leadership in the Arab world 2:24:26 Living in uncertain times 2:27:37 The ultimate video game of life 2:29:17 Closing reflections A very big thanks to Merwas Studios in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for inviting us to shoot in their world class studios. Mo Gawdat Instagram https://bit.ly/43XDSgs LinkedIn https://bit.ly/4oyJXrX YouTube https://bit.ly/4oCxpjn X https://bit.ly/49maYKJ Saudia Website https://bit.ly/495n6fB Instagram https://bit.ly/3UgTTdA X https://bit.ly/4beIQY8 Noon Instagram https://bit.ly/3XRScUY Website https://bit.ly/44lnA1S Brew 92 Instagram http://bit.ly/3VN6MeI LinkedIn https://bit.ly/42kN65E Website https://bit.ly/4grbAjK IWC Instagram https://bit.ly/44dxbFW Website https://bit.ly/43K8JMk