Why people recommend it
Scary Smart by Mo Gawdat is a thought-provoking book written by a former Google executive that outlines the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and warns that the next few decades will present profound challenges for humanity before we can navigate safely. Steven Bartlett discussed the book extensively on The Diary Of A CEO, recalling their previous conversation during the title's original promotional tour and checking in on how the author's perspectives have evolved into newer writing projects like Alive. Bartlett also mentioned listening to the audiobook version, noting how the author carefully frames various potential technological outcomes right at the beginning of the text. Throughout these discussions, the book served as an urgent wake-up call regarding the ethical dilemmas, existential threats, and rapid advancements brought on by artificial intelligence. The podcast conversations emphasized the prescient nature of the author's warnings, making the book a crucial reference point for understanding the turbulent future of human-machine relations and the critical need for conscious technological development.
Who recommended it
- Steven Bartlett Discussed
Steven Bartlett — 4 mentions
“Mo, two years ago today, we sat here and discussed AI. We discussed your book, Scary, Smart, and everything that was happening in the world.”
“I know that you've started writing a new book called Alive, which is I guess a bit of a follow on or an evolution of your thoughts as it relates to scary smart.”
“I mean, I was listening to your audio book last night and at the start of it you frame various outcomes.”
“last time you came here, um it was in the sort of promotional tour of your book, Scary Smart.”
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Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“One is remember when we spoke about scary smart I was still saying that there are things we can do to change the course.”
“So, scary smart to me uh was that moment where I realized not that we are certain to go either way.”
“what struck me and really really puzzled me was that i realized when i wrote scary scarysmart and you know scarysmart was entirely about technology and where technology is going and so on i realized that we humans have the ultimate technology in our heads”
“So so that he is in for Scary Smart, my book is entirely around that that there are so many people out there that have no clue that have they have interacted today, whatever time of the day it is for you, what whatever you are, whatever you do in life, you've already interacted with 10 to 12, 15, 20,”
“Now, Scary Smart is written in a very unusual way, because it's not a book about artificial intelligence only. It's a It's a book about the role of humanity in the age of the machines.”
“And you know, and this is truly the core of of of Scary Smart is an explanation that we're no longer building computers.”
“Your book, Scary Smart, is available now for everyday? Everywhere? Amazon?”