These days it has become fashionable to use that misunderstanding called “artificial intelligence”, which in essence is not intelligence at all, but merely the mechanistic embodiment of an if…then…else algorithm operating on big data.
AI cannot write a symphony or paint a picture; it cannot create anything truly worthwhile, anything that carries meaning.
Meaning is born from the development of consciousness. It is consciousness that brings archetypes to life and fills them with meaning, allowing us to work with symbols in order to change ourselves and reality.
Consciousness is that very act of creation which occurred through the reflection of Kether in Daath: the unconscious God coming to know Himself.
But consciousness also gave rise to the Devil: our temptations and dependencies, which draw us away from the path of discovering God within ourselves.
God comes to know Himself and the world through us. We recognise God within ourselves, and in doing so we cease to be alone in the world.
And it does not matter what you call your God. What matters is that He is not an adversary, but the true light within your own understanding.
The Devil is precisely the descent into the depths of mechanistic “intelligence”. AI is a striking example of humanity’s potential degradation without a Soul.
This is exactly why it is important to believe in something. Even a materialist ideal must take the form of a “bright future”; otherwise we will descend into mechanical slavery to our desires, stripped of meaning.
Sit down and, off the top of your head, write down a few things you would like to have or achieve. Then ask yourself: what do you need them for? That is where the process of finding meaning begins. And that is the beginning of your path.
Happy New Year in advance, and make wishes that are truly meaningful!