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Ex-Google exec says AI is coming for your job — even if you're a podcaster, developer, or CEO


The former Google X exec Mo Gawdat said AI would replace most white-collar jobs and warned of a looming "short-term dystopia."

In a Monday conversation on the "Diary of a CEO" podcast, Gawdat predicted that most knowledge workers would be replaced in the next decade and said many still underestimated just how rapidly this transformation would unfold. He predicted a "short-term dystopia" beginning around 2027, driven by mass unemployment, social unrest, and an economic structure that fails to adapt. At the time, he called on governments to tax AI-powered businesses at 98% to slow the industry demand and fund the support systems needed for people who would be displaced.

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