EP. 194 · 12.08.2026 · 19:24
YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR 2027
with Tristan Harris
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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 194 · YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR 2027 Guest: Tristan Harris · Published: 12.08.2026 · Duration: 19:24 【OVERVIEW】 Former Google design ethicist and AI expert Tristan Harris warns that the societal shocks from artificial intelligence are arriving faster than governments, institutions or most individuals are prepared for. From job displacement and economic fragility to the erosion of democratic discourse, he makes the case that 2027 is not a distant horizon but an imminent inflection point. 【KEY TAKEAWAYS】 1. Why AI is eliminating jobs faster than expected 2. The junior-worker cliff and the skills gap 3. UBI, debt and the structural fragility of modern economies 4. AI, elections and the reshaping of public discourse 5. The personal mission behind the warning 【CHAPTERS】 00:00 — Why AI is eliminating jobs faster than expected 04:00 — The junior-worker cliff and the skills gap 08:00 — UBI, debt and the structural fragility of modern economies 12:00 — AI, elections and the reshaping of public discourse 16:00 — The personal mission behind the warning 【TOPICS】AI Safety · Humane Technology · Social Impact · Labor · Democracy 【WATCH】https://thedaopod.com/episodes/ep-194-tristan-harris-you-are-not-prepared-for-2027
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Former Google design ethicist and AI expert Tristan Harris warns that the societal shocks from artificial intelligence are arriving faster than governments, institutions or most individuals are prepared for. From job displacement and economic fragility to the erosion of democratic discourse, he makes the case that 2027 is not a distant horizon but an imminent inflection point.
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EP. 194 · YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR 2027
Former Google design ethicist and AI expert Tristan Harris warns that the societal shocks from artificial intelligence are arriving faster than governments, institutions or most individuals are prepared for. From job displacement and economic fragility to the erosion of democratic discourse, he makes the case that 2027 is not a distant horizon but an imminent inflection point.
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Co-founder, Center for Humane Technology · Former Google Design Ethicist
Former Google design ethicist and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. He spent more than a decade studying how technology shapes attention, relationships and society, and now argues that AI is accelerating those forces beyond the capacity of existing institutions to respond.
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