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AI Brings 15 Years of Hell, Starting in 2027
Ex-Google X Executive, 2025: 'The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before We Get to Heaven'
Mo Gawdat says AI will start wiping out white-collar work by the late 2020s, with the 'hell' beginning as early as 2027 and a utopia arriving after it.
What was said
“The next 15 years will be hell before we get to heaven”
— Mo Gawdat (former chief business officer, Google X; author) · said Aug 4, 2025 · due Starting as early as 2027, lasting about 15 years
Due from 2027. The start date is 'as early as,' and the heaven part is not on the clock.
The fine print
Said on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast. Gawdat on his own startup: 'That startup would have been 350 developers in the past.' Also: 'As a matter of fact, podcaster is going to be replaced.'
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