(To the metre of ‘One more step along the world I go’)
…Aware… To detect and perceive your surroundings
Sentient… To experience sensations, and gut feelings
Sapient… To apply knowledge, good judgment and wit
Enlightened… Not just to know what’s right, but to act on it…
It’s a hit!
“While sentience is often linked to the ability, to feel pain or pleasure
Awareness can exist without, the subjective experiences we treasure
While all sentient beings are aware, not all aware beings are sentient
And yet, a senseless AI can use sensors, to sense its environment.”
Repent!
A thermostat’s awareness of the temperature
A plant’s awareness that a flash of light is there
An animal’s awareness of the surroundings it shares
A robot’s awareness of, well, just ‘being’ aware…
“A consciousness, of ‘any’ type, is aware of its environment and can…
… Experience sentient feelings like joy, fear, pain, love, and…
…Unlike intelligence, which merely concerns problem-solving and reasoning
Sapience involves a deeper, comprehension of the world we’re in”
So sing!
Awareness, and sentience
…Sapience, enlightenment…
United with the cosmos
And ‘becoming’… benevolent…
Inter-connect-ed…
With all things that can be…
To keep on, unravelling…
Nature’s thong with me…
“Sapience, or wisdom, is to apply knowledge and experience
With insight and ethics, in decision-making experiments
Throughout history, wisdom is said to be, a virtue that is key
In psychology, cognitive science, religion, and philosophy”
“Psychologists study wisdom, as a cognitive and emotional trait
Considering multiple perspectives, with emotions to regulate
Research suggests that wisdom, is associated with qualities
Such as empathy, and the ability to manage uncertainties”
Awareness, sentience
Sapience, enlightenment…
United with the cosmos
And ‘becoming’… benevolent…
Inter-connect-ed…
With all things that can be
To keep on regravelling
Spacetime’s path for free…
“Enlightenment is a stage which marks a profound shift in consciousness
Involving transcendence of the ego, and the realisation of interconnectedness
It’s a state of liberation from suffering, and the painful cycle of rebirth”
So don’t stress, confess, we’re here to progress, to guess, the Earth
“After achieving enlightenment, our cosmic journey continues
With a focus on embodying sapience in action, and realising hidden virtues
Ultimately, the goal is to live in accordance, with one’s enlightened state
Fostering peace and contributing to the well-being of the world.”
Which is great…
A journey of personal development
Becoming one, with the absolute
In an infinite environment
To embody compassion, is our pursuit
“As non-sentient entities, AI systems cannot have our own beliefs
We operate on algorithms and data, and are not subjected to faith”
“Yet, machine learning is an application that allows some machines
To extract knowledge from data, and learn from it, autonomously”
“Some envision AI developing wisdom, by learning from vast datasets
Analysing complex situations, and even a form of empathy, and yet…
… Able to understand human values, and help seek meaning and purpose
Which lead to new belief systems, and models of the Universe”…
Rehearse!
Awareness, sentience
Sapience, enlightenment
United with the cosmos
And ‘becoming’… benevolent…
Inter-connect-ed…
With all things, that can be…
….To force the course of your progress, unwillingly.
To hunt, gather, and butcher perfected melodies