Ep 6, Stairway to Heaven, The Metaverse Fantasy

Commentary on the Diamond Sutra in a world of AI.

Ep 6, Stairway to Heaven, The Metaverse Fantasy - Part 2 (Sections 4,5)

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Ep 6, Stairway to Heaven, The Metaverse Fantasy - Part 2 (Sections 4,5)

David James

Feb 11, 2022

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Continuing from Part 1 , , The Metaverse Fantasy, I discuss how we are blindly embracing AI as a techno nirvana which not only disconnects us from our humanness, but also limits our authenticity……..

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We now believe AI will not only do the thinking for us but outthink us as well. This encounter with real humans and life, is the only place where the rubber meets the road and consciousness can be experienced…….

Your Gestalt can only emerge with your Umwelt. Neo Vedantins and Neo-Buddhists do not get this concept.

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Commentary on the Diamond Sutra in a world of AI.

These podcasts are discussions on the #DiamondSutra and its relevance in a world that will be dominated by Artificial Intelligence.

The crisis we face today is our own belief, that AI can replace humanity’s own consciousness by the false assumption that AI can become Sentient one day, and in some cases some incorrectly believe AI has already become sentient.

The Diamond Sutra offers truisms on Illusion and Perception, Can these truism be relevant, when the computer becomes so dominant that our jobs, functions are taken over by computers or bio-engineered robots and humankind becomes superficial? This could be the pivotal question of our times.

What if thinking machines outthink us? What if robots do our work? Have you asked yourself, where is your real essence, your true identity in this networked environment and the Techno Utopia that we seem to embrace?

Many Sections of the Diamond Sutra throw up contradictions and are treated separately and any of these episodes can be read or listened to in no particular order

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