New Horizons: AI, Neuroscience & Awakening with Ruben Laukkonen

Podcast: Tantra Illuminated with Dr. Christopher Wallis · Christopher Hareesh Wallis

Opublikowano: 2026-01-30

What can emerging technologies reveal about the nature of mind, consciousness, and awakening—and where do their limits lie? In this forward-looking conversation, Hareesh is joined by neuroscientist Dr. Ruben Laukkonen to explore the meeting points of classical Tantra, neuroscience, and artificial general intelligence. Drawing on both scientific models and contemplative insight, they reflect on how perception is constructed, how awareness recognizes itself, and what developments in AI can—and cannot—tell us about consciousness. The dialogue also touches on the “alignment problem”: how increasingly powerful intelligences might be guided toward care and human flourishing, rather than harm...