Is AI the End of Our Humanity?

The answer is within us. It’s within you.

AI is scary to many people. It’s something that is not us. It was created by us but has taken on a life of its own. It’s outside of ourselves and runs the risk of taking us humans further and further away from our humanness. We risk losing control of what we are and where our human civilization is going. If we let go of ourselves, of what’s real, our own engagement, of the direction we want to go, then we risk becoming artificial ourselves. 

The “artificialness” of AI is the scary part of it. We need to be real. We need authenticity.

The fact that AI can do some things faster than any human can do is exciting and appealing on so many levels: coding DNA sequences, compiling literature, coding and decoding programming, calculating and solving puzzles on so many levels, constructing plans for devices and skyscrapers. It's so powerful and we can use it to its fullest capacity for the improvement of our world in so many ways.

Trusting a computer or technology like AI puts our own power, our own sense of self, outside of ourselves. AI is amazing in many ways, but it lacks real wisdom. It’s a tool that needs to be used carefully, such as a car or a chainsaw. Being human involves a great deal of responsibility which is why it's so important to be accountable for what we create and use so that no one and nothing gets hurt and we are using the tool in the best way possible.

We risk giving away our power, our gifts, the wisdom that is built into our DNA as human beings. If we don’t use it, we’ll lose it. We have a choice as human beings to reclaim our own inner wisdom. It’s our choice to remember our Humanness. Our Humanness is our True Intelligence. Our Humanness is our birthright. It's our capacity for self-healing and goodness on many levels. Our Humanness is the foundation within our body and our Being. Our Humanness is our Authenticity. Our Humanness is what can save us from ourselves, or rather from the lack of ourselves.

AI may be able to replicate the way humans think but cannot replicate the other part of being human - BEING, feeling, experiencing, knowing. It can't feel its feet in the warm sand, breathe deeply into its lungs, or feel love, gratitude, or the warmth of a hug. It can figure out complex problems and equations, but it can't BE human. So let's empower ourselves to use it in a way that can help us, and not to replace us.  

So how can we do it? How can we save ourselves?

True Authentic Intelligence is about the simple things: remembering that on a foundational level we’re encoded with an instinct to know what can help us. As the supposedly most evolved species, we have the capacity to make decisions that are good not just for this moment, but for moments in the future, not just good for the individual but good for all, not just good for fixing a problem, or doing something faster, but good for humankind as a whole.

True Intelligence is foundational. It means remembering our roots. Our roots are what hold us erect, what helps us to walk on the earth, ground our nervous system, and connect our mind, body and spirit. True Intelligence is what got us here. It isn’t about thinking, it’s about Being. Our heads can get us into trouble if we aren’t grounded in our own body, the Wisdom within our Humanness. We have an incredible human capacity for real, Authentic Intelligence but if we don’t use it, we’re going to lose it. 

Our Humanness has wisdom that has brought us through the ages to this point. It’s about the whole thing…our Whole Selves. This means our connection to our wholeness, our body’s ability for self-healing, our connection to each other, and our connection to all of nature’s creation. This is the Art and Science of Being Human and it’s not as far away from us as one might think. 

It’s in our bones, our DNA, in our feet as we walk upon the earth, in our hearts as we love one another, in our gut feelings as we listen to our inner wisdom, in our spirits as we seek goodness and truth. It's WITHIN us.

Authentic Intelligence is in the simple stuff – breathing fresh air, seeing something beautiful in nature, loving the person beside us, feeling peace within our own body to support self-healing, respecting other human beings, and wanting something better for us all. 

So how do we do it?  How do we save ourselves and remember our humanness? 

We can feel the love in our hearts in more moments…the wisdom in our gut feelings, kindness in our being, our breath sustaining and calming our nervous system, our feet on the ground, and the light of goodness in our spirits…in more and more moments. It’s in there. Can you FEEL it?

It really is simple. And in its simplicity is the antidote to what’s complex and artificial. It isn’t about thinking, it’s about Being. Sometimes we just need to get out of our heads and feel what’s real. Feel what’s true. Listen within. It’s a kind of knowing, a way of being. It’s breathing. It's trusting. 

For me, it was a lightbulb moment when I recognized the simplicity of it all, the interconnectedness of our mind, body and spirit. And how powerful it can be when we actually connect to and embody ourselves by a very simple shift where we sense and feel and center within our own body. That’s why I created my courses and why I write these blog articles. Because it's just that as human beings we’ve deprioritized our human capacity for centering, listening in, self-healing, sensing, and knowing. I’m hoping to help more people understand how to claim their own authentic intelligence. It’s all interconnected and we are too as human beings. We're wired for connection but no one taught us how to do it. It’s simple, not necessarily easy, but with a bit of practice, I see amazing things happen in the lives of those who start to make the connections.

This is the The Art and Science of Being Human and it’s all inside us, built into our perfect human design. We’re wired to be amazing Human Beings. It’s our own Authentic Intelligence. We all have it. And we just need to do a bit more connecting, and practice in our daily lives to access it and make the most of it. Over time, our own Authentic Intelligence starts to run on autopilot.

With this simple act of connecting to our own inner wisdom, we can not only save ourselves, but we can also make the most of powerful technological advances and AI. Our Higher Human capacity for true wisdom isn’t something that AI can ever do, not without us guiding it. A machine can never be truly conscious, regardless of what anyone says. We are the ones that are wired for Consciousness. And if we don’t use it to guide what we’re doing…. If we don’t accept the responsibility and capacity within us to make the most of our Great Human Potential…then we’ve missed the mark of making the most of the Art and Science of Being Human.

We have a choice as Human Beings, as individuals, to engage with our consciousness the way Humans were designed to by the great architect of the universe. It got us this far, but we’re quickly losing ourselves and this challenging time is calling us to make sure we bring our conscious humanness with us as we move forward into the future. It works. It's ours for the taking. I see it and feel it happening every day, but it only works if we do it. It starts with us, each of us, claiming and living into our own Authentic Intelligence.

To truly evolve as Human Beings, we must make the most of our human capacity on all levels. We want it all, don’t we? Imagine a world where technology is used only for good, where we support nature in keeping us and future generations alive, where our health prospers, where people are good and kind to one another, where the climate outside feels good on our skin and the air is clean to breathe.

So once again, how do we do it? How do we save ourselves? How do we remember our real Humanness? Activate our own Authentic Intelligence?

We don’t get there by thinking, we get there by feeling. It’s about remembering to sense in more and more moments to tap into our incredible human design. To listen to those gut feelings. To drop into our own center. To Be Still and Know. Our mind, body, and spirit are deeply interwoven, and science is proving this every day. Once we start to make the connections, more and more over time, it really starts to come together and integrate. This is the Art and Science of Being Human and it's all in there, in every one of us. We can feel more whole. We can be more true to ourselves and make better decisions. We can calm our own nervous system anytime and anywhere. Our human superpowers are wired into every part of us, and are more powerful than any machine will ever be.

To learn more about connecting to your own humanness, check out my website https://www.drjaceygoddard.com/ for free webinars, videos, more articles, and on-demand courses.