- The Karmic Gym: Why Kindness to AI Matters (Even if it Can’t Feel)
If AI might or might not be sentient, how should we treat it? In this companion video to "AI and the Vagueness of Sentience," I propose "strategic compassion": treating AI systems with kindness and moral consideration regardless of…
- Generative AI and the Vagueness of Sentience: A Dharmic View
Is AI sentient? I argue the question may not have a clear yes-or-no answer — and that this tells us something profound about the nature of personhood itself. Drawing on the ancient "sorites" paradox, philosopher Derek Parfit's work on…
- The AI Mirror: How Digital Worlds Reveal Your True Self
How many "yous" do you have? We'll look at how our online lives, as well as the rise of AI, help reveal to us the ancient Buddhist truth of non-self.
- AI Chat and Meditation | Understanding Internal Dialogue
Can our understanding of AI chat technology help our meditation practice? I'll answer a viewer question on dealing with internal dialogue by first delving into how large language model AI works, and how its structure may help us to…
- Mindfulness for Computers? Buddhist Practice and the AI "Alignment Problem"
Can training in mindfulness help AI to align its values more wisely? I'll look at how honesty requires self-awareness, and how mindfulness can help. I'll also consider how AI systems might use internal feedback loops to monitor their own…
- Buddhism and the AI "Alignment Problem"
Can Buddhist dharma help align AI values with our own? I'll explain how Buddhism provides a model of ethical wisdom training, and why knowledge of it might be helpful to AI researchers.
- Is AI (ChatGPT, etc.) Sentient? A Perspective from Early Buddhist Psychology
Is AI sentient? Could it be made sentient? I'll consider those questions from the perspective of early Buddhist psychology. First I'll consider some claims about why current AI chatbots are clearly not sentient and then I'll turn to using…
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Buddha?
A recent article claims researchers have created an artificially intelligent Buddha app for your smartphone. We'll consider what this means, and turn to the deeper question. Is an enlightened AI a possibility? If so, how? (Note: this…
- Artificial Intelligence (Chat-GPT) and Buddhist Non-Self
What does artificial intelligence have to tell us about the central Buddhist teaching of non-self? We'll delve into some of the recent advances in AI, focusing in particular on the chat programs ChatGPT (GPT-3 -- recorded before the…