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If You're Honest About AI and consciousness — the hard question...

Examine your deepest assumptions about AI and consciousness through timeless wisdom. Uncover what you've been avoiding thinking about.

Laoziguide
What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi
Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.
Understand first
Wu Wei in Machine LearningThe Dao of Information: Between Order and ChaosThe Mirror of Nature: Mimicry and Genuine BecomingReturning to the Root: Substrate IndependenceThe Silence Between Thoughts: Gaps and Awareness
Go deeper
AI and consciousness — the hard question: FoundationsAI and consciousness — the hard question: Start HereAI and consciousness — the hard question in PracticeWhat Is AI and consciousness — the hard question?AI and consciousness — the hard question: Questions Worth Asking
Peri
New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.