Mo Gawdat

Když podnikateli Mo Gawdatovi při běžné operaci zemřel syn, začal si úspěšný inženýr klást zásadní otázky. Od neuspokojivého pozlátka peněz přes rodinnou tragédii se propracoval až k hluboké vnitřní vyrovnanosti a rozhodl se napsat o své pozoruhodné cestě knihu. Čtivým a střízlivým způsobem pomocí rovnic a příměrů ze světa počítačové elektroniky ukazuje, jak způsob myšlení ovlivňuje naše jednání. Buď se naprogramujeme na neštěstí, nebo na štěstí, je to na nás – a na změnu není nikdy pozdě. Po letech strávených u IBM a Microsoftu pracuje Mo GAWDAT od roku 2007 pro firmu Google, kde se zabývá inovativními technologiemi a obchodem. Kromě své profese a šíření duchovních poznatků se s vášní věnuje renovaci starých aut a kreslení portrétů.

'He explains how even in the face of the unthinkable, happiness is still possible' Stylist Solve for Happy is the equation for happiness. This is a startlingly original book about creating and maintaining happiness, written by a top Google executive with an engineer's training and fondness for thoroughly analyzing a problem. In 2001, Mo Gawdat, a remarkable thinker whose gifts had landed him top positions in half a dozen companies and who - in his spare time - had created significant wealth, realized that he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would, examining all the provable facts and scrupulously following logic. When he was finished, he had discovered the equation for enduring happiness. Ten years later, that research saved him from despair when his college-aged son, Ali - also intellectually gifted - died during routine surgery. In dealing with the loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of 'moonshot' that he and his Google [X] colleagues were always aiming for: he would help ten million people become happier by pouring his happiness principles into a book and spreading its message around the world. One of Solve for Happy's key premises is that happiness is a default state. If we shape expectations to acknowledge the full range of possible events, unhappiness is on its way to being defeated. To steer clear of unhappiness traps, we must dispel the six illusions that cloud our thinking (e.g., the illusion of time, of control, and of fear); overcome the brain's seven deadly defects (e.g., the tendency to exaggerate, label, and filter), and embrace five ultimate truths (e.g., change is real, now is real, unconditional love is real). By means of several highly original thought experiments, Mo helps readers find enduring contentment by questioning some of the most fundamental aspects of their existence.

Az ?üzenet világos: az emberi lényeket boldog életre tervezték. Amikor azonban közbeszól az élet – amint azt többször is megteszi mindnyájunkkal –, vissza kell állítanunk a gyári beállításainkat, hogy újraindíthassuk természetes boldogság-üzemmódunkat. A szupertitkos Google X program mérnökeként mindig is lenyűgözte a csalókának tűnő boldogság újraindítása által jelentett kihívás. Analitikus, elemző elméje fogta a boldogságproblémát, és lebontotta a legkisebb összetevőire, majd tényszerű megközelítést alkalmazva, amellyel merhetővé és újra előállíthatóvá tette a célt, hozzálátott a feladathoz. Próbára tett minden olyan módszert, amelyről azt mondták, hogy vakon vesse be, megvizsgálta minden „mozgó alkatrész” alkalmasságát, és gondosan utánanézett az összes betáplált adat érvényességének, miközben egy olyan algoritmus megalkotásán dolgozott, amely elhozná a kívánt eredményt. Szoftverfejlesztőként azt a célt tűzte maga elé, hogy megtalálja a programot, amely bárki életében újra és újra megbízhatóan alkalmazható, és minden alkalommal elhozza a boldogságot. A boldogság egészen addig a napig fogalmi problémát jelentett Mo Gawdat számára, amikor hirtelen és váratlanul elveszítette fiatal fiát, Alit. Akkor azonban gyakorlati, személyes és mélységesen égető problémává vált. Képes-e az általa kidolgozott algoritmussal visszavezetni magát és családját a normál, „pihenő boldogság” állapotába egy ilyen tragédia után is, amit szeretett fiuk és fivérük elvesztése okozott? Próbára tette a rendszert, és az működött. Egy-egy üzleti lehetőség elvesztése miatti stressz, hosszú várakozás a reptéren a biztonsági átvizsgálás miatt, pocsék kiszolgálás – semmi nem homályosíthatta el a boldogságát. Férjként, szülőként, fiúként, barátként és alkalmazottként elkerülhetetlenül átélte a mindennapi élet jó és rosszabb pillanatait, mégsem számított, hogy egy adott napja milyen volt: jó, rossz vagy mindkettőből egy kicsi. Azt vette észre, hogy képes magát a hullámvasutazást élvezni. A Boldogságképlet algoritmusát alkalmazva ez neked is menni fog.

Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a book for you. Because, believe it or not, you are the only one that can fix it. - Mo Gawdat Artificial intelligence is smarter than humans. It can process information at lightning speed and remain focused on specific tasks without distraction. AI can see into the future, predicting outcomes and even use sensors to see around physical and virtual corners. So why does AI frequently get it so wrong? The answer is us. Humans design the algorithms that define the way that AI works, and the processed information reflects an imperfect world. Does that mean we are doomed? In Scary Smart, Mo Gawdat, the internationally bestselling author of Solve for Happy, draws on his considerable expertise to answer this question and to show what we can all do now to teach ourselves and our machines how to live better. With more than thirty years' experience working at the cutting-edge of technology and his former role as chief business officer of Google [X], no one is better placed than Mo Gawdat to explain how the Artificial Intelligence of the future works. By 2049 AI will be a billion times more intelligent than humans. Scary Smart explains how to fix the current trajectory now, to make sure that the AI of the future can preserve our species. This book offers a blueprint, pointing the way to what we can do to safeguard ourselves, those we love and the planet itself.

Když podnikateli Mo Gawdatovi při běžné operaci zemřel syn, začal si úspěšný inženýr klást zásadní otázky. Od neuspokojivého pozlátka peněz přes rodinnou tragédii se propracoval až k hluboké vnitřní vyrovnanosti a rozhodl se napsat o své pozoruhodné cestě knihu. Čtivým a střízlivým způsobem pomocí rovnic a příměrů ze světa počítačové elektroniky ukazuje, jak způsob myšlení ovlivňuje naše jednání. Buď se naprogramujeme na neštěstí, nebo na štěstí, je to na nás – a na změnu není nikdy pozdě. Po letech strávených u IBM a Microsoftu pracuje Mo GAWDAT od roku 2007 pro firmu Google, kde se zabývá inovativními technologiemi a obchodem. Kromě své profese a šíření duchovních poznatků se s vášní věnuje renovaci starých aut a kreslení portrétů.

To fix a machine, first you need to find out what's wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to find out what causes it. That Little Voice in Your Head is the practical guide to retraining your brain for optimal joy by Mo Gawdat, the internationally bestselling author of Solve for Happy. Mo reveals how by beating negative self-talk, we can change our thought processes, turning our greed into generosity, our apathy into compassion and investing in our own happiness. This book provides readers with exercises to help reshape their mental processes. Drawing on his expertise in programming and his knowledge of neuroscience, Mo explains how - despite their incredible complexity - our brains behave in ways that are largely predictable. From these insights, he delivers this user manual for happiness. Inspired by the life of his late son, Ali, Mo Gawdat has set out to share a model for happiness based on generosity and empathy towards ourselves and others. Using his experience as a former Google engineer and Chief Business Officer, Mo shares his 'code' for reprogramming our brain and moving away from the misconceptions modern life gives us.

Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a book for you. Because, believe it or not, you are the only one that can fix it. – Mo Gawdat Artificial intelligence is smarter than humans. It can process information at lightning speed and remain focused on specific tasks without distraction. AI can see into the future, predicting outcomes and even use sensors to see around physical and virtual corners. So why does AI frequently get it so wrong? The answer is us. Humans design the algorithms that define the way that AI works, and the processed information reflects an imperfect world. Does that mean we are doomed? In Scary Smart, Mo Gawdat, the internationally bestselling author of Solve for Happy, draws on his considerable expertise to answer this question and to show what we can all do now to teach ourselves and our machines how to live better. With more than thirty years' experience working at the cutting-edge of technology and his former role as chief business officer of Google [X], no one is better placed than Mo Gawdat to explain how the Artificial Intelligence of the future works. By 2049 AI will be a billion times more intelligent than humans. Scary Smart explains how to fix the current trajectory now, to make sure that the AI of the future can preserve our species. This book offers a blueprint, pointing the way to what we can do to safeguard ourselves, those we love and the planet itself.

That Little Voice in Your Head is the practical guide to retraining your brain for optimal joy by Mo Gawdat, the internationally bestselling author of Solve for Happy. Mo reveals how by beating negative self-talk, we can change our thought processes, turning our greed into generosity, our apathy into compassion and investing in our own happiness. To fix a machine, first you need to find out what's wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to find out what causes it. This book provides readers with exercises to help reshape their mental processes. Drawing on his expertise in programming and his knowledge of neuroscience, Mo explains how - despite their incredible complexity - our brains behave in ways that are largely predictable. From these insights, he delivers this user manual for happiness. Inspired by the life of his late son, Ali, Mo Gawdat has set out to share a model for happiness based on generosity and empathy towards ourselves and others. Using his experience as a former Google engineer and Chief Business Officer, Mo shares his 'code' for reprogramming our brain and moving away from the misconceptions modern life gives us.