Mo Gawdat

Mo Gawdat is an Egyptian-born entrepreneur, author, and artificial intelligence expert who served as Chief Business Officer at Google [X] — Google's innovation lab — and has become one of the most prominent voices on both happiness and the future of AI. Born in Egypt, Gawdat built a career spanning over twenty-seven years in the technology industry, holding senior positions at IBM, NCR, Microsoft, and Google. At Google [X], he helped develop groundbreaking projects including self-driving cars, Project Loon, and other ambitious moonshot technologies. His vantage point at the frontier of AI development gave him unique insight into what is coming. The death of his son Ali in 2014 led Gawdat to apply his engineering mindset to the problem of happiness. Solve for Happy (2017) presents his happiness model — a framework that treats unhappiness as a bug in our mental software that can be fixed. The book launched his One Billion Happy initiative, with the goal of making one billion people happier. That Little Voice in Your Head (2022) and Unstressable (2024) continue his exploration of mental wellbeing. Alive (2026) turns to the question of how to live well in the age of artificial intelligence. Since the release of ChatGPT, Gawdat has been widely recognised for his early warnings about AI's unregulated development, becoming one of the most globally consulted experts on the topic. The audiobook editions of Gawdat's books are compelling and thought-provoking. His books and audiobooks are essential for anyone interested in happiness, technology, and navigating the AI revolution.