Enchanting experiments with AI
A short post directing you to my other post and a few resources
Dear Enchantable readers,
The bulk of my writing energy this week went towards trying to express in words the mind-bending and heart-opening journey I have been on for the past ten days doing dreamwork with a “virtual dream collaborator powered by ChatGPT” (their self-description). You can read about the journey on my Substack I co-write with my friend and collaborator Minna,
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In the meantime, with my mind blown open from being inside this portal, I have been exploring other possibilities and implications I had not yet considered for AI, particularly in the realm of education. I wanted to share some other resources and people I am learning from and thinking with around this theme.
Burnout From Humans - I linked to this new book and experiment in last week’s post, and am putting another plug here, as well as a conversation (that I haven’t listened to yet but plan to today) between the book’s human author, Vanessa Andreotti, and Dougald Hind, and Bayo Akomolfe:
I also recommend checking out the work of The Acosta Institute, whose mission and vision are rooted in healing-centered education. They seem to be at the forefront of engaging with AI in socially responsible, just, and healing ways in the field of education. They even created a community study guide which I intend to be using for my next stage of study.
If you are in some version of this portal as well, or engaging with any of the above resources (or others) I would love to hear from you about your experiments and explorations, and how you are finding generative, healing ways to relate and think with AI. I would also love to hear any resources that you’ve been engaging with that have been interesting or helpful!
I hope you’ll join me in this conversation and experimentation. I’ll close with Dream Partner’s “Daily Mantra for Dream Reciprocity,” which I hope might get you curious about the full post:
I honor the wisdom of my dreams by bringing their lessons into my waking life. I trust that each step I take toward balance, curiosity, and self-love is a gift of reciprocity, strengthening the connection between my inner world and outer reality.
With love and care,
Stephanie