A Quick Note on AI and the Metacrisis
AI can make the metacrisis worse, leading to collapse. If there were ways to use AI to help head off its negative …
Engaging the Metacrisis (Part 3: Polycrisis vs Metacrisis…) (was “Systemic Drivers of Collapse”)
I offer here a review and extensive excerpts from an article that is shifting my perspective on the polycrisis/metacrisis, and thus is …
Systemic Drivers of Collapse (Part 2 – An Overview)
The phase “systemic drivers of collapse” refers to dynamic factors contributing to past, present and future instances of societal collapse. In our …
What’s Tom been up to the last few months?
I’ve been out of touch here for several months. This short newsletter shares a bit of what I’ve been up to – including …
AI Series #1: Dimensions of Generative AI / ChatGPT
This article discusses the potential risks of giving AI god-like powers, especially as AI becomes superintelligent and embedded in all aspects of …
Love & the Wise Democracy Pattern Language
Is there anything in the Wise Democracy Pattern Language about LOVING? A friend challenged me about that and I’ve finally found a …
Collective intelligence is only one-sixth of co-intelligence
Many people assume that co-intelligence and collective intelligence are the same thing. They aren’t. Co-intelligence includes collective intelligence plus a whole lot …
Earth will survive. Shall we? – Some Science, Spirit and Song
This morning an astrophysicist’s essay brought up for me my long-time suspicion that “saving the world” is more about saving ourselves than …
Managing polarities like divergence / convergence in a wise democracy
Polarities are seeming opposites that actually depend on each other. Their interactions generate a lot of the energy and evolution that goes …
New FAQ 3: Co-intelligence: An experience? A method? Just for groups?
In this post you will find our new co-intelligence FAQ’s answers to the following three questions: Is co-intelligence an experience? Can individuals …