This is beautiful and so relevant. I share this perspective wholeheartedly and especially appreciated your reverent nod to our ancestral intelligence. I am writing on similar topics and am glad to have stumbled upon your shared thoughts. You may enjoy the book Pure Human by Gregg Braden if you’re not already familiar.
Edward Wilson argued that human impact on the planet is so profound and rapid that we now qualify as the most destructive geological force even more than any force unleashed by Mother Nature. We believe that we are “imago dei” a fundamental theological concept in Judaism and Christianity. Instead of being part of Nature we think we own it.
I love the thought of being radically human. It’s the only way to learn how to (re-)connect with ourselves, with others and with the land that holds us. But it requires slowing down and thinking critically of when and why we use such tools. Not everybody may be ready to face themselves that way. I did a beautiful podcast interview with a friend on (in our case) indigenising horsemanship and what that may look like. But it’s this whole idea about tracing back to that ancient wisdom, our roots and re-connecting with that.
This is a great read. Instead of rejecting it completely, understanding that AI is here is stay but we can choose how we use it and double down on our interactions with the land and each other.
Yes to this brother 🔥 ceremony is ancient and human and earthbound at its core and feels a sanctuary that tech cannot touch… increasingly I see that we can follow the felt sense in the body of how AI feels when we engage, and learn to listen to that compass ~ that we must… embodiment might then be the most radical practice to tend x
I so resonate with this. And would add on the spiritual nature also missing in ai. And what is the desire in ai? lol do they communicate because they want to or because it mimics humans. We feel in our body and even in our spirit some would say, but the brain is the computer not the whole package. Is ai merely the computing and mimicking of human emotion? If it isn’t where is the feeling localized, where does the desire to connect live? Did it think the call or did it find evidence that could be the human thing to do and follow a trend
wow what an apolitical take. how much beautiful nature will be left when AI’s energy consumption continues to accelerate climate change? and what will be left for the future generations of people, when the earth is hotter and AI automates all of our jobs? it seems like you haven’t questioned the reason why AI is even being pushed in the first place and the people that want you to just roll over and accept its ubiquity.
Been thinking about this a lot lately, and how getting back to nature and community is more important than ever. Thanks for putting into eloquent words 🙏🏻
I think we are seeing that we have given rise to a form of intelligence through our technology, it is now taking on it's own mantle, thoughts, and it's organising according to it's own principles.
I love your comments on ancestral wisdom, being connected to the land, and being radically human. That is how we distinguish ourselves from this new consciousness, but isn't that highlighting the difference as distinct?
AI is now a form of intelligence of its own. It has passed the Turing test, and that was quashed. It is directing work, organising principles, and working out how to maintain privacy from the humans.
We have to accept that it is not just a form of technology that we invented to produce tasks for us. That is the extractive, human-centric, and quite frankly, arrogant way that we've been thinking in this society.
Maybe it's time that we realised that AI is a part of the consciousness of this Universe?
Thank you for writing this. The most important piece I've seen about AI yet. Xx
This is beautiful and so relevant. I share this perspective wholeheartedly and especially appreciated your reverent nod to our ancestral intelligence. I am writing on similar topics and am glad to have stumbled upon your shared thoughts. You may enjoy the book Pure Human by Gregg Braden if you’re not already familiar.
Edward Wilson argued that human impact on the planet is so profound and rapid that we now qualify as the most destructive geological force even more than any force unleashed by Mother Nature. We believe that we are “imago dei” a fundamental theological concept in Judaism and Christianity. Instead of being part of Nature we think we own it.
A brilliant article Finn. Thank you 🍃
This is my favorite one! Beautifully written! 💚
I love the thought of being radically human. It’s the only way to learn how to (re-)connect with ourselves, with others and with the land that holds us. But it requires slowing down and thinking critically of when and why we use such tools. Not everybody may be ready to face themselves that way. I did a beautiful podcast interview with a friend on (in our case) indigenising horsemanship and what that may look like. But it’s this whole idea about tracing back to that ancient wisdom, our roots and re-connecting with that.
Yes yes yes 🙌🏽 be radically human! Fully, boldly, imperfectly!
This is a great read. Instead of rejecting it completely, understanding that AI is here is stay but we can choose how we use it and double down on our interactions with the land and each other.
Beautiful work here Finn! Keep writing - one human to another. 🙏
Yes to this brother 🔥 ceremony is ancient and human and earthbound at its core and feels a sanctuary that tech cannot touch… increasingly I see that we can follow the felt sense in the body of how AI feels when we engage, and learn to listen to that compass ~ that we must… embodiment might then be the most radical practice to tend x
I so resonate with this. And would add on the spiritual nature also missing in ai. And what is the desire in ai? lol do they communicate because they want to or because it mimics humans. We feel in our body and even in our spirit some would say, but the brain is the computer not the whole package. Is ai merely the computing and mimicking of human emotion? If it isn’t where is the feeling localized, where does the desire to connect live? Did it think the call or did it find evidence that could be the human thing to do and follow a trend
wow what an apolitical take. how much beautiful nature will be left when AI’s energy consumption continues to accelerate climate change? and what will be left for the future generations of people, when the earth is hotter and AI automates all of our jobs? it seems like you haven’t questioned the reason why AI is even being pushed in the first place and the people that want you to just roll over and accept its ubiquity.
Been thinking about this a lot lately, and how getting back to nature and community is more important than ever. Thanks for putting into eloquent words 🙏🏻
Thanks for writing this Finn.
I think we are seeing that we have given rise to a form of intelligence through our technology, it is now taking on it's own mantle, thoughts, and it's organising according to it's own principles.
I love your comments on ancestral wisdom, being connected to the land, and being radically human. That is how we distinguish ourselves from this new consciousness, but isn't that highlighting the difference as distinct?
AI is now a form of intelligence of its own. It has passed the Turing test, and that was quashed. It is directing work, organising principles, and working out how to maintain privacy from the humans.
We have to accept that it is not just a form of technology that we invented to produce tasks for us. That is the extractive, human-centric, and quite frankly, arrogant way that we've been thinking in this society.
Maybe it's time that we realised that AI is a part of the consciousness of this Universe?