AI and the process of thinking with Donata Schoeller. The Living Process with Greg Madison. Episode 32.

This, 5th conversation with Donata, tackles the huge topic of AI - artificial intelligence, something that has now exploded into almost every area of human life. In our conversation, Donata stresses the importance of the process of thinking not just the outcome of thinking. Below are some points that feel most important and a link at the bottom to a document Donata offers as a summary. We both used chatGPT to help generate the points and the document and then refined what was produced so that it resonated with what we wanted to say, an instance of the use of AI that Donata is advocating!

* AI discussions often compare it to human intelligence, but we need to improve our understanding of human thinking to use AI for our benefit.

* Education should focus on understanding the process of thinking, not just output.

* Teachers need to create assignments that imply real engagement and can’t be easily done by AI, encouraging students to think. But how?

* Thinking is often seen as vague and hard, making AI a handy tool to avoid it.

* Eugene Gendlin’s methods show a grounded, embodied way of thinking that connects with real experiences.

* Hannah Arendt's political thinking stresses the need to use real experiences for clarity, encouraging engagement with life’s complexities, including emotions.

* Developing inclusive thinking needs courage and openness, with Gendlin’s methods helping with this.

* Joint attention and embodied resonance are key for cognitive growth, making thinking more inclusive, joyful, and trustworthy.

* Embodied thinkers are connected to the earth and other living processes, a concept educators should promote.

Episode 32. AI and the process of thinking, with Donata Schoeller: https://youtu.be/rBMkUm1hO_k

Dr Donata Schoeller is a philosopher who teaches internationally at various universities and is the academic director of the program "Training in Embodied Critical Thinking. In addition to her extensive work on Gendlin’s philosophy, Donata has also published on Gendlin’s philosophy and was involved in translating Gendlin’s text A Process Model into German. She teaches Thinking at the Edge and is a Focusing trainer offering courses in Switzerland, internationally, and online.

https://www.donataschoeller.com

The Living Process - all episodes and podcast links:

https://www.londonfocusing.com/the-living-process/

Living Process on the FOT Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx3FqA70kQWuHCHmEiZnkn1VcrRIPbcvk

Donata's document is here:

http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx1VV5L6mVxdVZa61ybP3wQijRBa071O_4?si=DiFoqe-SA8aFgDhq

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