Reflections

The debate over whether artificial intelligence can become conscious has largely been conducted from the assumption that consciousness is an emergent property of sufficient complexity. Advaita Vedanta begins somewhere entirely different. It does not regard consciousness as something that emerges from matter, nor as something that can be manufactured. Consciousness simply is.       Therefore, a simplistic assessment would be that AI is not, and can never be conscious, basis my understanding of my personal faith, Advait Vedant. Let me explain in brief- that being said, this is not a topic that can be abbreviated. So, I intend to touch upon only the highlights to make a more detailed argument, such as it is. This topic, which is far too vast to condense into a brief essay, is nonetheless being broached here with an intention to highlight the core arguments to provide technologists and thinkers with a more grounded perspective.   Introducing Advait Vedant In Ultr...

One of the most curious aspects of the West’s approach toward the East is its transparent hypocrisy. They are hypocritical, and they are completely transparent about it—they simply do not care what others think. The Western Coterie and Selective Solidarity Look at the phrase "the Western civilization." Everywhere you look—in video after video, article after article, television series, news broadcasts, and political decisions—we constantly encounter the phrase "Western civilization." Their movies proclaim membership in this civilization, and their politicians speak of the West as a single, unified unit. That is fine, but they shouldn't expect others not to band into units of their own.   Look at BRICS. BRICS was envisaged as a platform where developing countries could meet each other’s needs. Yet, the West tend to see it as "anti-West." This is absurd, for BRICS is a collection of nations spanning deep Western allies like South Africa, neut...