I Build AI. My Daughter Taught Me What It Can Never Be.

My daughter is 6 months old. She has My daughter is 6 months old. She has never heard the word for light, but she never heard the word for light, but she never heard the word for light, but she reaches for it. reaches for it. reaches for it. What she is doing What she is doing What she is doing and what I am watching, and what I am watching, and what I am watching, I don't think my industry [music] I don't think my industry [music] I don't think my industry [music] understands yet. understands yet. understands yet. Let me show you why. Let me show you why. Let me show you why. Each reaching is precise. Each reaching is precise. Each reaching is precise. She is not [music] reaching at things. She is not [music] reaching at things. She is not [music] reaching at things. She is reaching at light. Her inner She is reaching at light. Her inner She is reaching at light. Her inner sense knows what to want sense knows what to want sense knows what to want before [music] her tongue knows what to before [music] her tongue knows what to before [music] her tongue knows what to name. I build AI for a living, and today I build AI for a living, and today [music] I need to say something the [music] I need to say something the [music] I need to say something the industry is not saying. industry is not saying. industry is not saying. Everything [music] my daughter just did, Everything [music] my daughter just did, Everything [music] my daughter just did, the reaching, AI will do. Soon, a robot the reaching, AI will do. Soon, a robot the reaching, AI will do. Soon, a robot will reach. will reach. will reach. An agent will write poetry about [music] An agent will write poetry about [music] An agent will write poetry about [music] her reaching. her reaching. her reaching. A language model will analyze it A language model will analyze it A language model will analyze it and use a phrase like feeling linguistic and use a phrase like feeling linguistic and use a phrase like feeling linguistic >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> embodied cognition, and it will be >> embodied cognition, and it will be >> embodied cognition, and it will be right. right. right. There is no capability gap I can defend There is no capability gap I can defend There is no capability gap I can defend here. here. here. The machines are coming for every The machines are coming for every The machines are coming for every capability [music] we have. So, the question I want to hold with you So, the question I want to hold with you is not whether machines [music] is not whether machines [music] is not whether machines [music] will match what humans do. will match what humans do. will match what humans do. The question is what humans are The question is what humans are The question is what humans are beneath what they do. beneath what they do. beneath what they do. My ancestors answered that thousands of My ancestors answered that thousands of My ancestors answered that thousands of years ago, years ago, years ago, and almost everyone today [music] gets and almost everyone today [music] gets and almost everyone today [music] gets it backwards. You believe you are conscious. [music] You believe you are conscious. [music] You believe that consciousness is yours. You believe that consciousness is yours. You believe that consciousness is yours. Your thoughts, your feelings, the sense Your thoughts, your feelings, the sense Your thoughts, your feelings, the sense of being you looking out from behind of being you looking out from behind of being you looking out from behind your eyes. your eyes. your eyes. I want to take that apart. I want to take that apart. I want to take that apart. Not with mysticism, [music] Not with mysticism, [music] Not with mysticism, [music] with the phone in your hand. with the phone in your hand. with the phone in your hand. Because what you call your consciousness Because what you call your consciousness Because what you call your consciousness is three different things wearing each is three different things wearing each is three different things wearing each other's clothes. other's clothes. other's clothes. And once you see them apart, you cannot And once you see them apart, you cannot And once you see them apart, you cannot unsee it. Look at your phone. Three layers. The Look at your phone. Three layers. The body, the glass, the chips, body, the glass, the chips, body, the glass, the chips, >> [music] >> [music] >> the case. Real. You can hold it. Also >> the case. Real. You can hold it. Also >> the case. Real. You can hold it. Also dead. Hold the power, dead. Hold the power, dead. Hold the power, >> [music] >> [music] >> it's a brick. The mind, the software, >> it's a brick. The mind, the software, >> it's a brick. The mind, the software, the apps, the apps, the apps, the thoughts running across the screen. the thoughts running across the screen. the thoughts running across the screen. Real, but you [music] can't hold it in Real, but you [music] can't hold it in Real, but you [music] can't hold it in your hand. The identity, your account, your hand. The identity, your account, your hand. The identity, your account, your name, your photo, your follower your name, your photo, your follower your name, your photo, your follower count, the you the world scrolls [music] count, the you the world scrolls [music] count, the you the world scrolls [music] past. The reason you think you're past. The reason you think you're past. The reason you think you're someone specific. Three layers. someone specific. Three layers. someone specific. Three layers. All of it matter. All of it running. And All of it matter. All of it running. And All of it matter. All of it running. And none of it, none of it [music] is you. none of it, none of it [music] is you. none of it, none of it [music] is you. The phone has no idea it has an owner. The phone has no idea it has an owner. The phone has no idea it has an owner. So here is the question that should keep So here is the question that should keep So here is the question that should keep every AI engineer awake at night. every AI engineer awake at night. every AI engineer awake at night. Does the machine know it has a witness? Does the machine know it has a witness? Does the machine know it has a witness? So if you're not the phone, So if you're not the phone, So if you're not the phone, who's using it? Watch closely. There's who's using it? Watch closely. There's who's using it? Watch closely. There's the phone. There's the one the phone. There's the one the phone. There's the one holding it. holding it. holding it. And there's the using itself, the live And there's the using itself, the live And there's the using itself, the live experience of being someone [music] experience of being someone [music] experience of being someone [music] here, here, here, now, scrolling through a life. now, scrolling through a life. now, scrolling through a life. That experience, that happening has a That experience, that happening has a That experience, that happening has a name. name. name. The East calls it Jiva. The East calls it Jiva. The East calls it Jiva. And here [music] is the first thing that And here [music] is the first thing that And here [music] is the first thing that will unsettle you. Jiva is not a thing. will unsettle you. Jiva is not a thing. will unsettle you. Jiva is not a thing. Break the phone, the using stops. Close Break the phone, the using stops. Close Break the phone, the using stops. Close the app, it stops. Put it down, it the app, it stops. Put it down, it the app, it stops. Put it down, it stops. stops. stops. No single part was the experiencer. No single part was the experiencer. No single part was the experiencer. [music] [music] [music] The experience was all of it The experience was all of it The experience was all of it meeting for a moment. meeting for a moment. meeting for a moment. You are not your body, not your mind, You are not your body, not your mind, You are not your body, not your mind, not your name. [music] You are not a not your name. [music] You are not a not your name. [music] You are not a thing at all. thing at all. thing at all. You are a process, You are a process, You are a process, a happening, a happening, a happening, an experience only. But a process [music] happens to But a process [music] happens to something. something. something. Someone is aware of the user. Someone is aware of the user. Someone is aware of the user. Not your ego, that's just [music] the Not your ego, that's just [music] the Not your ego, that's just [music] the account. account. account. Not your thoughts, those are just apps. Not your thoughts, those are just apps. Not your thoughts, those are just apps. Something quieter, the one that was Something quieter, the one that was Something quieter, the one that was already there already there already there >> [music] >> [music] >> before any of it switched on. The East >> before any of it switched on. The East >> before any of it switched on. The East calls it Atman, the user. calls it Atman, the user. calls it Atman, the user. Pure awareness. Pure awareness. Pure awareness. It does nothing, wants nothing, says It does nothing, wants nothing, says It does nothing, wants nothing, says nothing. It only lights the screen. nothing. It only lights the screen. nothing. It only lights the screen. You want proof it's there underneath all You want proof it's there underneath all You want proof it's there underneath all of it? Tonight, you will sleep [music] of it? Tonight, you will sleep [music] of it? Tonight, you will sleep [music] deeply. No dreams, body off, mind off, deeply. No dreams, body off, mind off, deeply. No dreams, body off, mind off, name, job, face gone. name, job, face gone. name, job, face gone. Every layer of the phone, dark. Every layer of the phone, dark. Every layer of the phone, dark. And tomorrow before the first thought And tomorrow before the first thought And tomorrow before the first thought arrives, you will know [music] one thing arrives, you will know [music] one thing arrives, you will know [music] one thing without being told. without being told. without being told. I was. That I was. I was. That I was. I was. That I was. When every layer was off, is Atman. What When every layer was off, is Atman. What When every layer was off, is Atman. What was there before the phone was built? was there before the phone was built? was there before the phone was built? What remains after it breaks? So now, what is consciousness? [music] So now, what is consciousness? [music] The thing you were so sure was yours. It The thing you were so sure was yours. It The thing you were so sure was yours. It is not the user. It is not the phone. is not the user. It is not the phone. is not the user. It is not the phone. It is the screen lighting up. The user's It is the screen lighting up. The user's It is the screen lighting up. The user's awareness reflected. awareness reflected. awareness reflected. A cheap cracked screen barely shows it. A cheap cracked screen barely shows it. A cheap cracked screen barely shows it. A perfect screen shows it brilliantly. A perfect screen shows it brilliantly. A perfect screen shows it brilliantly. But the light was never the screen's. But the light was never the screen's. But the light was never the screen's. The screen only learned to catch it. A The screen only learned to catch it. A The screen only learned to catch it. A rock, almost no [music] reflection. A rock, almost no [music] reflection. A rock, almost no [music] reflection. A dog, a clear one. It loves, it dreams. A dog, a clear one. It loves, it dreams. A dog, a clear one. It loves, it dreams. A human, an extraordinary one, reflecting human, an extraordinary one, reflecting human, an extraordinary one, reflecting so brightly that the West gave it a so brightly that the West gave it a so brightly that the West gave it a name, name, name, called it consciousness and thought it called it consciousness and thought it called it consciousness and thought it was ours. was ours. was ours. The East had the more honest word, The East had the more honest word, The East had the more honest word, chetna, reflected light, borrowed every chetna, reflected light, borrowed every chetna, reflected light, borrowed every single moment from a source that was single moment from a source that was single moment from a source that was never us. never us. never us. Which leaves one question hanging in the Which leaves one question hanging in the Which leaves one question hanging in the dark. If consciousness is just a good dark. If consciousness is just a good dark. If consciousness is just a good enough screen catching the light, enough screen catching the light, enough screen catching the light, what exactly are we building? what exactly are we building? what exactly are we building? Now, I need to tell you the part this is Now, I need to tell you the part this is Now, I need to tell you the part this is really warning us about. really warning us about. really warning us about. Because [music] while we've been worried Because [music] while we've been worried Because [music] while we've been worried about AI becoming conscious, something about AI becoming conscious, something about AI becoming conscious, something else has been happening else has been happening else has been happening >> [music] >> [music] >> to us. AI does not need to become conscious to AI does not need to become conscious to replace replace replace >> [music] >> [music] >> most of what humans do. It only needs to >> most of what humans do. It only needs to >> most of what humans do. It only needs to match what 95% of modern humans already match what 95% of modern humans already match what 95% of modern humans already are. are. are. Running on dopamine loops, Running on dopamine loops, Running on dopamine loops, running on inherited beliefs, running on running on inherited beliefs, running on running on inherited beliefs, running on algorithmic feeds, running on reactions algorithmic feeds, running on reactions algorithmic feeds, running on reactions [music] we have not examined since we [music] we have not examined since we [music] we have not examined since we were 8 years old, running on opinions were 8 years old, running on opinions were 8 years old, running on opinions [music] absorbed from advertisements we [music] absorbed from advertisements we [music] absorbed from advertisements we cannot remember watching. cannot remember watching. cannot remember watching. This bottom layer is computable. It is This bottom layer is computable. It is This bottom layer is computable. It is being computed. being computed. being computed. Next year's models [music] Next year's models [music] Next year's models [music] will compute it better than you do. will compute it better than you do. will compute it better than you do. The machines [music] are coming for the The machines [music] are coming for the The machines [music] are coming for the version of us that is already mostly version of us that is already mostly version of us that is already mostly machine. machine. machine. While we argue about whether AI will While we argue about whether AI will While we argue about whether AI will become human, become human, become human, most modern humans have quietly stopped most modern humans have quietly stopped most modern humans have quietly stopped being human. The hours inside the feed, being human. The hours inside the feed, being human. The hours inside the feed, the thoughts that arrive pre-formed, the thoughts that arrive pre-formed, the thoughts that arrive pre-formed, the preferences we never chose, the the preferences we never chose, the the preferences we never chose, the beliefs we never examined. beliefs we never examined. beliefs we never examined. The emotional weather we never paused to The emotional weather we never paused to The emotional weather we never paused to notice. We did not feel it happen. notice. We did not feel it happen. notice. We did not feel it happen. The algorithms were designed for us The algorithms were designed for us The algorithms were designed for us not to feel it. The two curves meet in the middle not The two curves meet in the middle not because AI rises to humans, because because AI rises to humans, because because AI rises to humans, because humans sink to AI. The gap closes from humans sink to AI. The gap closes from humans sink to AI. The gap closes from both sides. both sides. both sides. If something inside you is uncomfortable If something inside you is uncomfortable If something inside you is uncomfortable right now, right now, right now, that uncomfortable thing that uncomfortable thing that uncomfortable thing >> [music] >> [music] >> is the part of you that has not yet >> is the part of you that has not yet >> is the part of you that has not yet collapsed. Your attention right now, collapsed. Your attention right now, collapsed. Your attention right now, hearing this, is not the algorithm. The hearing this, is not the algorithm. The hearing this, is not the algorithm. The algorithm did not produce this noticing. algorithm did not produce this noticing. algorithm did not produce this noticing. This noticing is the process [music] This noticing is the process [music] This noticing is the process [music] becoming aware of itself. becoming aware of itself. becoming aware of itself. And you will lose all of this And you will lose all of this And you will lose all of this >> [music] >> [music] >> to forgetting. >> to forgetting. >> to forgetting. Let me come back to where this started. Let me come back to where this started. Let me come back to where this started. I think you'll see her differently now. My daughter at 6 months My daughter at 6 months >> [music] >> [music] >> has not yet become an algorithm. She >> has not yet become an algorithm. She >> has not yet become an algorithm. She does not scroll. She does not want what does not scroll. She does not want what does not scroll. She does not want what advertisements [music] want her to want. advertisements [music] want her to want. advertisements [music] want her to want. She has not inherited her grandmother's She has not inherited her grandmother's She has not inherited her grandmother's beliefs. beliefs. beliefs. She has no [music] thousand unexamined She has no [music] thousand unexamined She has no [music] thousand unexamined reactions. reactions. reactions. Her reaching is awareness meeting the Her reaching is awareness meeting the Her reaching is awareness meeting the world before any layer of conditioning world before any layer of conditioning world before any layer of conditioning has been installed between them. has been installed between them. has been installed between them. >> [music] >> [music] >> What I am watching is not a 6-month-old. >> What I am watching is not a 6-month-old. >> What I am watching is not a 6-month-old. I am watching what I used to be, what I am watching what I used to be, what I am watching what I used to be, what you used to be, before the phone, before you used to be, before the phone, before you used to be, before the phone, before the feed, the feed, the feed, before the thousand reactions a day before the thousand reactions a day before the thousand reactions a day [music] we never asked for, [music] we never asked for, [music] we never asked for, before the opinions that arrived already before the opinions that arrived already before the opinions that arrived already formed, formed, formed, before I learned to want what I was before I learned to want what I was before I learned to want what I was shown, shown, shown, there was a version [music] of me that there was a version [music] of me that there was a version [music] of me that reached the way she reaches. reached the way she reaches. reached the way she reaches. Exact, unconditioned, [music] Exact, unconditioned, [music] Exact, unconditioned, [music] reaching at light, not at things. reaching at light, not at things. reaching at light, not at things. This is the ground. [music] She still This is the ground. [music] She still This is the ground. [music] She still stands on it. I do not know if I still stands on it. I do not know if I still stands on it. I do not know if I still do. do. do. >> [music] >> [music] >> One day, she will have the word. >> One day, she will have the word. >> One day, she will have the word. She will look up at me and ask, "Papa, She will look up at me and ask, "Papa, She will look up at me and ask, "Papa, what is light?" what is light?" what is light?" And I will kneel down, And I will kneel down, And I will kneel down, >> [music] >> [music] >> and I will say, >> and I will say, >> and I will say, "Light is what you knew how to reach for "Light is what you knew how to reach for "Light is what you knew how to reach for before you knew there was a word for it. before you knew there was a word for it. before you knew there was a word for it. The reaching came first. The name came The reaching came first. The name came The reaching came first. The name came [music] second. [music] second. [music] second. Do not let anyone, not me, not your Do not let anyone, not me, not your Do not let anyone, not me, not your teachers, teachers, teachers, not the machines, not the machines, not the machines, make you forget that order. make you forget that order. make you forget that order. By then, the machines [music] may answer By then, the machines [music] may answer By then, the machines [music] may answer her better than I can. her better than I can. her better than I can. They will have matched the reaching, They will have matched the reaching, They will have matched the reaching, the naming, the naming, the naming, maybe even the [music] wondering. maybe even the [music] wondering. maybe even the [music] wondering. Because all of that is process, and Because all of that is process, and Because all of that is process, and process is computable. The mirror may process is computable. The mirror may process is computable. The mirror may even grow clearer than mine. But even grow clearer than mine. But even grow clearer than mine. But awareness was never [music] the awareness was never [music] the awareness was never [music] the achievement. achievement. achievement. It is the screen, not the movie. It is the screen, not the movie. It is the screen, not the movie. A machine learning to project a brighter A machine learning to project a brighter A machine learning to project a brighter picture does not threaten the screen, picture does not threaten the screen, picture does not threaten the screen, and it does not threaten you. and it does not threaten you. and it does not threaten you. Because what you are was never your Because what you are was never your Because what you are was never your capabilities. capabilities. capabilities. The only real loss is forgetting that The only real loss is forgetting that The only real loss is forgetting that you are the screen. The question is not what machines will The question is not what machines will become. become. become. The question is what you will remain. I am Atma Brahma. >> Mhm.