Hinduism and AI

How does Hindu philosophy contribute to our understanding of intelligence, the mind, and knowledge? The session takes up consciousness, the self, and the means of valid knowledge.

Guiding questions might include —

1. IHow is the witnessing consciousness of Vedānta categorically different from computation?
2. IIWhat does the distinction between the conscious self and insentient matter mean for machine personhood?
3. IIICan the pramāṇas and theories of error inform the development and assessment of AI systems?
4. IVHow can discussions on dharma shape how systems define rules, context, and decisions?

The second session turns from foundations to practice, across three themes — design, deployment, and governance.

Guiding questions might include —

1. IDesign. How can systems hold different ethical frameworks at once, fitted to the recipient’s capacity and context, rather than collapsing into a single default?
2. IIDeployment. What should builders understand about Hindu religious and ethical practice — and how does the technology shape that practice in turn?
3. IIIGovernance. How should authority and lineage, obligations over a community’s data, and representation in models and media bear on law and policy?

Two simultaneous panel discussions in the afternoon, each drawing on the day's preceding conversations to explore distinct threads in greater depth.