Tibetan Buddhism and AI

Reflections on artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of Buddhism by Pema Dragpa

Watch Part 2 here:
"The Softer Side of AI"

1. Approaching AI with an open mind

2. A broad definition of AI

2. Why Buddhists need to care about AI

3. Will AI ever be sentient?

4. The multi-perspectival nature of sentience

5. Is tech neutral?

6. Can we align AI with humans?

7. Can we align humans with humans? With more-than-humans?

8. Why is the motivation of wisdom and compassion (bodhichitta) the most important consideration in the context of AI?

9. Alignment will always have to be voluntary

10. The Omniscient Rongzompa and LLMs

11. Syncing up with larger ecologies of wisdom and compassion

12. Designing LLMS for 5th-person perspective-taking: systems of systems

13. Continuously choosing to bind integrative approaches to bodhichitta

September 19, 2024

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Some of my recommendations to learn more about AI:

1.
"So You Want to Be a Sorcerer in the Age of Mythic Powers... (The AI Episode)"

2.
"How to Think Computationally About AI, the Universe and Everything | Stephen Wolfram | TED"

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4.
AI and Quantum Computing: Glimpsing the Near Future

5.
AI Is Turning into Something Totally New | Mustafa Suleyman | TED

6.
"Daniel Schmachtenberger: "Moving from Naive to Authentic Progress: A Vision for Betterment”
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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I've been a resident Dharma student and teacher at Padma Samye Ling since 2004. PSL is the main monastery & retreat center of the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center founded by the Nyingma Dzogchen masters Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche & Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. Ordained as a lama by Rinpoches, I graduated with honors in philosophy & religious studies from NYU in 2002, and helped edit and publish over 25 books on Buddhist philosophy & meditation. I wrote the book "An Integral View of Tibetan Buddhism: Preserving Lineage Wisdom in the 21st Century."