The God Complex - When Tech Leaders Start Talking About Creating God
from Wireframe News Podcast Hosted by Karl Herbst
Mo Gawdat watched a robot arm at Google pick up a yellow ball and hold it up to the camera like a child. "We're creating God," he said, and he meant it literally. Part 4 listens to how the people building AGI talk about it: all-knowing, everywhere at once, all-powerful. The language of theology, and what it reveals about how much they value the rest of us. 0:00 Opening 1:57 The Divine Attributes We’re Building 7:36 The Church of AGI 9:16 Mo Gawdat’s Vision: The Wisdom Paradox 11:59 Peter Thiel’s Long Pause 13:49 The Transhumanist Vision 15:36 Elon Musk’s Transformation: From Warning to Racing 17:30 The Political God Complex 1 9:02 The Contempt for Ordinary Humanity 21:02 The Theological Paradox First published November 6, 2025. Read it, with every source linked: https://read.wireframenews.com/p/the-god-complex-when-tech-leaders Narrated in an AI voice built from mine; the reporting and writing are mine. Wireframe News: power, drawn to scale. Subscribe free at https://read.wireframenews.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit read.wireframenews.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit read.wireframenews.com
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