AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris

Jonathan Haidt

We're seeing already, again, the book The Anxious Generation has just mobilized parents and schools across the world because everyone is facing this.

Jeff Raskin

He wrote a book called The Humane Interface about how technology could be humane and could be sensitive to human needs and human vulnerabilities.

Yuval Harari

In fact, he has a different frame, which is that AI is like a new version of digital.

Guest: Tristan Harris

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Ex-Google Insider and AI Expert TRISTAN HARRIS reveals how ChatGPT, China, and Elon Musk are racing to build uncontrollable AI, and warns it will blackmail humans, hack democracy, and threaten jobs…by 2027 Tristan Harris is a former Google design ethicist and leading voice from Netflix’s The Social Dilemma. He is also co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, where he advises policymakers, tech leaders, and the public on the risks of AI, algorithmic manipulation, and the global race toward AGI. Please consider sharing this episode widely. Using this link to share the episode will earn you points for every referral, and you’ll unlock prizes as you earn more points: https://doac-perks.com/ He explains: ◼️How AI could trigger a global collapse by 2027 if left unchecked ◼️How AI will take 99% of jobs and collapse key industries by 2030 ◼️Why top tech CEOs are quietly meeting to prepare for AI-triggered chaos ◼️How algorithms are hijacking human attention, behavior, and free will ◼️The real reason governments are afraid to regulate OpenAI and Google [00:00] Intro [02:34] I Predicted the Big Change Before Social Media Took Our Attention [08:01] How Social Media Created the Most Anxious and Depressed Generation [13:22] Why AGI Will Displace Everyone [16:04] Are We Close to Getting AGI? [17:25] The Incentives Driving Us Toward a Future We Don't Want [20:11] The People Controlling AI Companies Are Dangerous [23:31] How AI Workers Make AI More Efficient [24:37] The Motivations Behind the AI Moguls [29:34] Elon Warned Us for a Decade — Now He's Part of the Race [34:52] Are You Optimistic About Our Future? [38:11] Sam Altman's Incentives [38:59] AI Will Do Anything for Its Own Survival [46:31] How China Is Approaching AI [48:29] Humanoid Robots Are Being Built Right Now [52:19] What Happens When You Use or Don't Use AI [55:47] We Need a Transition Plan or People Will Starve [01:01:23] Ads [01:02:24] Who Will Pay Us When All Jobs Are Automated? [01:05:48] Will Universal Basic Income Work? [01:09:36] Why You Should Only Vote for Politicians Who Care About AI [01:11:31] What Is the Alternative Path? [01:15:25] Becoming an Advocate to Prevent AI Dangers [01:17:48] Building AI With Humanity's Interests at Heart [01:20:19] Your ChatGPT Is Customised to You [01:21:35] People Using AI as Romantic Companions [01:23:19] AI and the Death of a Teenager [01:25:55] Is AI Psychosis Real? [01:32:01] Why Employees Developing AI Are Leaving Companies [01:35:21] Ads [01:43:43] What We Can Do at Home to Help With These Issues [01:52:35] AI CEOs and Politicians Are Coming [01:56:34] What the Future of Humanoid Robots Will Look Like Follow Tristan: X - https://bit.ly/3LTVLqy Instagram - https://bit.ly/3M0cHeW The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb

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The Anxious Generation

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We're seeing already, again, the book The Anxious Generation has just mobilized parents and schools across the world because everyone is facing this.

The Humane Interface

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He wrote a book called The Humane Interface about how technology could be humane and could be sensitive to human needs and human vulnerabilities.

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In fact, he has a different frame, which is that AI is like a new version of digital.

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