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Mo Gawdat
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Mo Gawdat

Chief AI officer at Flight Story

Mo Gawdat
Pabitra Moharana·Published Updated

Key takeaways

  • Explore happiness through Mo Gawdat's initiatives like One Billion Happy and Unstressable.
  • Understand the implications of rapid AI development highlighted in Gawdat's books, 'Solve for Happy' and 'Scary Smart'.
  • Recognize Gawdat's influence across major firms including Google, Apple, and IBM.
  • Listen to Gawdat's insights on mental health through his top podcast, Slo Mo.
  • Acknowledge Gawdat's transition from tech leader at Google X to AI research and happiness advocacy.
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Mo Gawdat, the Egyptian entrepreneur and writer, is a 4x bestselling author and host of the #1 mental health podcast, Slo Mo. He founded One Billion Happy and co-founded Unstressable, with a mission to spread happiness globally. Mo also serves as chief AI officer at Flight Story.

After a 30-year-long illustrious career in tech, which includes leading Google X, Google’s innovation hub, Mo shifted his focus to researching happiness. In recent years, he’s delved into the risks posed by rapid AI development, sharing insights through books like Solve for Happy and Scary Smart.

Mo’s vision has resonated with several firms such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Mercedes, Adobe, IBM, Goldman Sachs, and several others.

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