AI + Wisdom

The real challenge for humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. — E.O. Wilson

As AI rewrites our world, we stand at an edge. Not just a technological edge—but a human one. The question isn't only what will AI become? but what will we become?

This pod is for people willing to sit with that question—not to debate it, but to live into it together.

The Inquiry

We've been exploring this territory through a series of dialogues with remarkable guides: a neuroscientist who pioneered meditation research, a tech architect now immersed in jazz and indigenous wisdom, an indigenous scholar who suggests AI might be "nature speaking back," an 80-year-old meditation teacher experimenting with ultrasound and the brain.

What emerged wasn't answers—but better questions:

If suffering equals pain times resistance, can technology help us come into alignment with our own experience—or does it just add new forms of resistance? What happens to human development when our primary relationships are with disembodied intelligences? We've built systems that fragment attention—is it possible to design for the opposite? The incentives shaping AI reward extraction and engagement—what would it look like to build from different values entirely? And if flourishing is contagious, what changes when we design for ripple effects rather than individual optimization?

This pod continues the inquiry—including a post-pod conversation with co-founders of Pinterest and Twitter, who are now asking such questions from inside their own journeys.

What We'll Explore

Across the week, we'll trace AI's influence through three lenses:

The Pod Journey

A pod is not a course or a discussion group—it's something stranger. For one week, you'll receive daily prompts drawn from these conversations and the questions they opened. You'll reflect, share, read what others are discovering. No expert at the center. Just fellow travelers attending to what's nearest.

The learning happens between—in unexpected resonances, questions you didn't know you had, the silence after someone says something true. To learn more about pods, visit here.

Gather — Meet your podmates, hear the process, share intentions (Jan 11, 8AM Pacific · timezone)
Reflect — Daily modules, self-paced; share to unlock the next day (Jan 12–17)
Close — Celebrate ripples, stay connected (Jan 18, 8AM Pacific · timezone)

Questions? Read the Pod FAQ, or write to us.

Walking Together

We're inspired by and grateful to co-create this with pioneering organizations building a more open, ethical, and human-centered digital future.

Who This Is For

If you are among those who sense that "Can AI help us be more human?" is both urgent and unanswerable in any simple way, and if you're inspired to hold questions rather than rushing to positions, and if you are inspired to think with others, not just consume content, then this is a great Pod for you! Simply sign-up below and you'll be emailed the next steps as we get closer to the Pod start dates.

We look forward to co-creating this head-hands-heart journey with you!