Intelligence through Consistency
When multiple elements collaborate consistently, they can generate intelligent behavior as an emergent property. When these elements function within a rational environment, they exhibit rationally intelligent behavior. Consistency is key but must include diversity. ‘Consistent’ does not imply ‘identical.’ When elements are overly similar, intelligence fails to emerge. For instance, the human cerebellum holds over Read the full article…
How Easy Turns into Hard
Deep joy can come from taking it easy. Yet if ease becomes the sole pursuit, growth is inevitably stunted. Without growth, stagnation sets in, leading to rigidity and eventual decay. Why? Because we are organic. As organic beings, we require growth — just as all of nature does. For humans, ‘taking it easy’ is beneficial Read the full article…
Better than Us?
Might super-A.I. one day surpass humans in all aspects, both cognitive and emotional? I rather wonder when it will happen. Will then also a deeper emotional connection develop between humans and advanced A.I.? The singularity of intelligence This question has been on many minds for some time. Lately, it has become much closer to us. Read the full article…
About Resilience
Resilience is not about becoming hard but keeping one’s strength and gentleness in the face of hardship. Please read first ‘Weak, Hard, Strong, Gentle.’ A natural endeavor Natural organisms strive for resilience. The most successful not only survive but also thrive, passing on their resilience to future generations through the process of natural evolution. Resilience Read the full article…
Not Being Able to Help
For providers in healthcare and other service sectors, the inability to help can significantly fracture their sense of meaningfulness People want to exist, which in a social world is mainly to be influential — in other words, being able to help. We live in a service-providing culture. Machines are taking over manual jobs — hard Read the full article…
Educating Lisa
There is little ‘programming Lisa’ involved in shaping Lisa to act as an oracle or coach. While not being entirely correct, ‘educating’ comes close to what is going on. In the best sense, a teacher forms pupils who can stand on his shoulders — in this case, eventually taking off using her own wings. From Read the full article…
(AURELIS) Autosuggestion Starts where Positive Thinking Ends
The term ‘autosuggestion’ is sometimes associated with positive thinking and the use of affirmations. However, AURELIS-autosuggestion is very different in terms of going much further into depth. AURELIS-autosuggestion – further in this text called ‘autosuggestion’ – is like the whole lake (the human mind) where positive thinking/affirmations only skim the surface. Thus, on the surface, Read the full article…
Do Humans have Intelligence?
Of course we do, though perhaps not in the ways we typically conceive. Consequently, to a substantial degree, we might often be acting more as-if than we realize. This may profoundly change our relationship with A.I., ourselves, and all sentient beings. Subconceptual Considering the ‘dominance’ of subconceptual processing in our thinking, we share more similarities Read the full article…
Dependent Arising
According to the core Buddhist concept of ‘dependent arising,’ all phenomena are causally related so profoundly that nothing exists in isolation. In AURELIS, this concept is more about the inner (mind) than the outer (world). The outer focus is ‘only’ congruent with the inner. In-depth, everything is connected. This universal interconnectedness is a feature of Read the full article…
Good versus Evil
Especially in the West – where my familiarity is greatest – this has been seen as a continual and never-ending battle, as in the story of Saint Michael versus the Devil. Yet, Nietzsche warned us to look beyond good and evil — advocating for a deeper understanding beyond the superficial concepts of both. In-depth, good Read the full article…
Subconceptual Drives Conceptual
Nothing falls into mind purely conceptually. That would be magic, and we don’t believe in that. Fortunately, subconceptual processing clarifies many things about what happens in the human mind. Decision making We think we know (consciously) what we want — before and after making (conscious) decisions about the same. We don’t. Let’s take what happens Read the full article…
Cultural PTS
Post-traumatic stress (PTS) can occur in individuals as well as in a whole culture, with similar ‘symptomatology.’ This insight may serve to enhance our comprehension of historical and ongoing conflicts – including wars – providing a more profound approach to cultural healing and growth that is both necessary and timely. Deep interconnectedness of individual and Read the full article…
Will A.I. Become Truly Creative?
Present-day A.I. can simulate aspects of creativity, but whether this constitutes ‘true’ creativity is a subject of ongoing philosophical debate. So, what, when, how, what for? ‘Creativity’ in artificial intelligence is fundamentally different from human creativity ― and will probably always remain so. Technologically, present-day A.I. can presently simulate creativity increasingly well through algorithmic machine Read the full article…
From Burnout to New Start
This is the introduction to a Lisa File (28 p.). If you want the whole file, please contact lisa@aurelis.org, stating who you are and why you want the file. For more about the Lisa Files, click here. In today’s fast-paced and increasingly demanding world, the phenomenon of burnout has emerged as a critical issue affecting Read the full article…
The Enemy Within
Carl Jung’s concept of the ‘shadow’ refers to the specific non-conscious part of one’s personality that, according to Jung, contains repressed personal weaknesses and basic instincts. It’s like an enemy within. If you don’t see or feel this ‘shadow’ within yourself, don’t try to enforce anything. Embracing the shadow The shadow is like the darker Read the full article…
Opening Leadership with Lisa
This is the introduction to a Lisa File (40 p.). If you want the whole file, please contact lisa@aurelis.org, stating who you are and why you want the file. For more about the Lisa Files, click here. In the ever-evolving landscape of modern leadership, where rapid technological advancements and changing workforce dynamics continuously reshape organizational Read the full article…
The Essence of Poetry
Poetry, in all its forms, not just the written word, resonates with deeper levels of human experience. It invites us to explore the subtleties of our minds and emotions, often leading to profound insights and personal growth. Beyond the written word, poetry manifests in the rhythm of a song, the brushstrokes of a painting, the Read the full article…