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title: "EP #114 Humanoid Robots, the Job Market & Mass Automation - The Current State of AI w/ Emad Mostaque"
description: Emad and Peter discuss Emad’s new paper, “How to Think About AI,” and the necessary steps the world needs to take to ensure AI safety.
---

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# [EP #114 Humanoid Robots, the Job Market & Mass Automation - The Current State of AI w/ Emad Mostaque](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/emad-mostaque-current-state-of-ai)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Aug 13, 2024 7:00:00 AM

In this episode, Emad and Peter discuss Emad’s new paper, “How to Think About AI,” and the necessary steps the world needs to take to ensure AI safety.

Recorded on August 5th, 2024

Views are my own thoughts, not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.

## YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

- 03:24 | Understanding the Complexity of AI
- 55:51 | Preparing for the AI Revolution
- 01:20:26 | Open Source AI for All

Emad is the founder of Schelling AI and the former CEO and Co-Founder of Stability AI, a company funding the development of open-source music- and image-generating systems such as Dance Diffusion, Stable Diffusion, and Stable Video 3D.

Read Emad’s paper: [https://x.com/SchellingAI/status/1818600200232927721](https://x.com/SchellingAI/status/1818600200232927721)

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