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 →
Empire of AI – Review and Commentary
Review and summarize Empire of AI by Karen Hao, and evaluate its conclusions. Is the way that openAI is proceeding today ethical? Is there a reason to be concerned about the development of the technology, at OpenAI and elsewhere. What’s your evaluation of Grok? Of Claude? Of Gemini? Are we on track to building AI for humanity or just for… Read more →
3-D Dynamic Visualization
Imagine a 3-D immersive environment where planetary intelligence is displayed in different domains that are likevisual markers shown unfolding dynamically, similar to the Climate Clock (https://climateclock.world). In each domain, the information can be displayed at multiple scales where it is available. Individuals walking around can focus on particular domains (e.g., water, soil, albedo factor, public health, etc.) but inside an… Read more →
The GFL “Living Bioregion Model”
Let’s have a go at this, using clear and simple language understandable to the layperson: If you want one flagship that makes the idea undeniable, build: The GFL “Living Bioregion Model” (MVP → full platform) A public bioregional health dashboard spanning ecological/economic/social/cultural dimensions (explicitly consistent with your GFL articulation). (Genesee Finger Lakes Bioregion) A scenario room: 5–10 “what if” levers… Read more →
Planetary & Bioregional Intelligence (2026 Brief)
State of the Field and an Invitation to Build What Comes Next Possible Planet Lab — 2026 Brief Executive summary Humanity has entered a phase shift in its relationship with Earth. For the first time, we possess the technical capacity to perceive planetary change in near-real time and the cognitive tools—via artificial intelligence—to synthesize, simulate, and coordinate responses at unprecedented… Read more →
The Near-Future of Planetary Intelligence
Looking at Allie K. Miller, and considering my role at Possible Planet Lab, suggest what’s next for us. Then create an infographic of the key elements of planetary intelligence, taking into account the work of Michael Haupt and Alex Steffen. After producing the infographic, provide a detailed but succinct written commentary on where things stand in the field of planetary… Read more →
An Audio Introduction (Google Illuminate, 12/29/2025)
The Beginnings of Planetary Intelligence (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1No45POlYpi-Pydpp62pTXU3LiFQgDdKr/view?usp=share_link) The goal of Illuminate is to “transform your content into engaging AI‑generated audio discussions.” You give it a URL and it creates a short NotebookLM-style overview. Transcript: This conversation is powered by Google Illuminate. Check out illuminate.google.com for more. Today, we’re diving into the concept of Planetary Intelligence. It sounds like something straight… Read more →
Amplifying Human Creativity & the Planetary Intelligence Commons
Explain how AI has unleashed unprecedented human creativity, as in the work of Deepa Chaudhary (https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepachaudhary/), founder of GrantOrb. Find others who are using AI to ask the most challenging and important questions (including ways to get to even more important questions). Is it true that being rude or commanding is the most effective way to interact with AI systems,… Read more →
How Can We Understand Ourselves Better?
I’d like to think about planetary intelligence as getting to know and understand ourselves better, from the planetary down to the bioregional, local, and personal level. If we can make available to everyone a sense of the whole—of Gaia, a miracle even without the fake spiritual trappings that some claim to have special access to—of the planet and all her… Read more →
An Outline for a Themed Dialogue at DSRE
Looking at https://youtu.be/op3ZP5RwS_M, help me refine an outline for a “themed dialogue” at the Design School for Regenerating Earth on planetary and bioregional intelligence, highlighting the important questions that the conversation should address. Here’s my thinking: (1) Background (working with AI on the Possible Planet book, wanting to understand AI’s highest potentials, David Grinspoon et al on “planetary intelligence”); (2)… Read more →