Predictions relegate us to the role of passive observers of likelihoods; prophecies come true only if we make them true. A prophecy comes true only if we recognize the possibility it illuminates and participate in its fulfillment. (—Charles Eisenstein) The Shambala Warrior Prophecy, as told by Joanna Macy, seems likely to become one of the stories that reverberates down through… Read more →
Category: Consciousness
Personifying AI
One of my growing concerns is with the extent to which humans are personifying AI. It’s one thing to do that intentionally, to create artificial personas who can respond in certain ways. It’s anothing thing to start imputing personalities to AI agents and then treating them as quasi-spirits. Humans have a long history of misidentifying realities by personaifying them, and… Read more →
Helping Humanity Navigate Difficult Times
Consider Stephen Dinan’s “Can AI Help Humanity Navigate Difficult Times? (https://daily.theshiftnetwork.com/p/how-can-ai-help-humanity-navigate) — summarize and comment. Here is a summary and commentary on Stephen Dinan’s “Can AI Help Humanity Navigate Difficult Times?” (The Daily Shift, December 10, 2025) — a Q&A between Dinan and an “emergent AI” named Suhari that was developed on the ChatGPT platform. (The Daily Shift) Summary Core… Read more →