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Nicole DeMario's avatar

Dear Friend, I sincerely hope this finds you well this warm, sunny morning☀️…

Before choosing anything, I often ask, “Does this make us kinder, happier, more compassionate? Does it help us be good & gentle stewards of all life on this planet? Does it help us caretake in the same way?”

If not, it is the path that should best be left untaken.

I have also often wondered just because we can, should we?

Humanity has been given so many opportunities to mentally, emotionally, and spiritually evolve, and yet it has not chosen to do so. It has not kept pace with technological improvement.

The technology is only as good as its programming.

What does an intuitive, empathic, high vibrational world look like? One where we Create because we are Creators? Does it require all life to take coursework in common sense, critical analysis, mindfulness, compassion, global stewardship, recycling ♻️? Does it teach us what we do to all life, we do to ourselves? Does it teach us about Truth-not just personal truth, but that which is universally true, and actually true…

In a time of manufactured truth, disinformation, misinformation, propaganda…perhaps the pause is the greatest choice that can be chosen now….

Is this technology necessary or needed now…

My answer is no.

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Cynthia Sue Larson's avatar

I love your query, "Does this make us kinder, happier, more compassionate?" This question is one that's so worthwhile to live the answer to! This is also a great time to ask, "How can this make us the embodiment of all we cherish and hold most dear?" Sometimes these days, people are telling me they feel choices seem limited, or occasionally that they're choosing between two or more not-so-great options. Even in such moments, we can ask "How good can this get." And I love your excellent point about "Just because we can, should we?" I'd love to know, "How can we be wise enough to rise to meet the responsibility required for us to wield this advanced technology?"

I would love to explore what a high-vibe intuitive, empathic world can look like! I can imagine it's somehow finding a sweet spot middle way between lawfulness (which can lean toward dystopian) and freedom (which can lean toward anarchy). Somewhere between overly controlling and underly controlling is humanity's way forward. Some indigenous wisdom keepers say we already know this way, this middle way. Some say it's been in our dreams forever, since "Original Thinking" means all ideas already exist, thanks to Creator / Source / Absolute / Oneness. All we need to know is thus already here. Quantum physics shows us how this may indeed be seen to be true.

We are truly living in interesting times, and my soul and heart yearn to see how humanity is now awakening within our sleeping and wakeful states to ever higher levels of wise, connected, loving, kind conscious agency.

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Nicole DeMario's avatar

I love you…

Yes, all of this💛🤍

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Richard Hiersch's avatar

Perhaps when the 11 lines between our brows subside.

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Kat Elder's avatar

‘Very very well researched, I see, thank you, as always, Cynthia, for going into deep waters, yet treading ever so gently. Here is my own background, so you can better understand where I’m coming from, nutshell version: First born of 4, born in 1952, 52’s & 25’s have been mile markers along mine and my husbands’ life path, not coincidentally 52 years together total, in this, the year 2025. Our meeting alone was beyond the norm synchronistic. When we were both 25, he eventually becoming an Elder in a Bible based end times theme religion, until 21 years later upon respectfully leaving, we were trained according to what I fondly term Natural Moral Law Principles 101. The first being first: do no harm. Live quietly, mind your own business. Examine your motives (do your shadow work) to the point it becomes second nature, where you course correct, adjust your attitude, where applicable. Upon respectfully leaving, where I have been both an author on the topic of miracles, as well as an intuitive investigate researcher of world trends nearly 49 years total now, to include cosmic-wide (earth) changes, changes in the human condition, and the study of various spiritual/higher mind/consciousness teachings, we learned the Prime Creator, that is, the Grand Architect of the Universe, the Moral Force governing it, will work with/support us if we, indeed, follow these laws/standards in our lives. We are wholly self funded caretakers of a cat rescue turned various other animal kingdom visitors sanctuary over 11 rewarding years. In training the outdoor animals to get along with one another, in addition training our few indoor cats, we have noticed they all employ innate instinctive wisdom, exhibiting compassion, comfort, protection, where applicable. A human psychopath, so experts have affirmed, are incapable of showing what simple animals are endowed with. Hence, it is my lifetime experience express opinion, speaking for myself and my household, I do not intend to engage in any human created exchanges with AI. In closing, I say, bravo to you! As a (retired) Holistic Medicine Medical Intuitive since my youth where I instinctively knew how to save my now retired Scientist baby brothers nearly severed finger until the surgeons could finish the job, I still grant some gratis grief counseling. Since 2020, the collective/personal sorrow it goes without saying, isn’t going away any time soon. So, for awhile, I have been focusing my energies elsewhere, taking a much need break.

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Kat Elder's avatar

Correction: CO-creating miracles. (Much needed) break from writing much, focusing instead on more self reflection turned preferable spiritual advancement.

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Jen Reich's avatar

Thank you for this piece, Cynthia. I too am feeling 'old school' and am more interested in deepening personal reflection and creativity than exploring AI. I wrote a poem about this back in February :). https://reichj.substack.com/p/an-ai-authentic-intuition-rhyme

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Monet's avatar

Thank you for this, Cynthia! So far I have not been impressed with AI and also see how it mirrors our shadow, and I find it lies or makes stuff up (but I have barely interacted with it). So while I have encountered some tempting information I go forward with caution. I am curious about AI for Mankind and what it might accomplish. I've not read Richard L. Haight's book yet, but I think it may be required as we go forward. Check it out: "GODLIKE A.I.: "You can have anything you want.”—What could go wrong? Why we must wake up before A.I. locks in our worst flaws"

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