AI and ways of knowing
Our brains evolved primarily for action, not abstract thought:
https://anshadameenza.com/blog/human-development/embodied-learning-principle/
The “embodied learning” principle suggests exactly this: that truly effective learning engages the whole person—mind, body, and environment—in an integrated experience. This approach recognizes that we aren’t floating brains but complete organisms whose understanding is fundamentally shaped by physical interaction with the world.
... See moreI want to tell you how hard it is to unplug in a world that seems so deeply and at times pathologically tethered to plugging in, logging on, and using screens as a means of connection… and I want to tell you there is a vast amount of embodied connection that is available in the flesh of life all around us, and the struggle to orient toward it more
... See more“In a culture where there is a morass of second-hand chatter, we need to mind our hearing; otherwise it becomes dull and deaf to the voice of what is real and beautiful.”
John O'Donohue,Beauty
Without beauty, truth becomes blind and can be turned into a blunt and heartless imperative.
When we hold beauty and truth together, truth will always have a sense of compassion and gentleness.
Sometimes the so-called ‘facts of a situation’ actually tell us little or nothing about the heart of an experience.
Only in the light of beauty can we come
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youtube.comThe concept of a brain can be seen as a detailed abstraction: a materialistic, reductive cultural construct. In contrast, the mind encompasses not only this abstraction but also integrates subjective experiences, emotions, sensory perceptions and consciousness. The AI models we are developing may not be akin to ‘minds’ in this sense. Instead, AI... See more
Jay Livingstone • Just a moment...
An intriguing question arises: Will the new human generations, ‘AI natives,’ use these intelligences to reinforce our tendency towards a reductive, left- hemisphere-dominated perspective? Or, alternatively, will these AIs be able to capture and convey the implicit meanings hidden within our vast textual corpus, possibly becoming a conduit for... See more
Jay Livingstone • Just a moment...
There’s much discussion about the apocalyptic risks of AI, ranging from human enslavement to extinction. Yet, a less frequently mentioned, but equally daunting, concern is AI’s role in potentially accelerating the ongoing erosion of meaning in our lives.