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AI's Mind-Reading Breakthrough: 5 Ways it will Revolutionize Mindfulness

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By The Mindful Leader Team

Imagine stepping into a thrilling new chapter in the world of technology. Picture a reality where artificial intelligence (AI) can tap into human brain activity and translate it into a coherent text. Sounds like a thing of the future, right? Well, this isn't some far-off dream. It's the present, unfolding right before our eyes. A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists at the University of Texas, Austin has recently opened up this new frontier, showing us how AI …

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3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Help Shape the Mindfulness Field

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Key Highlights

  • The Dual Nature of AI - Potential Benefits and Risks: Mo Edjlali highlights the multifaceted nature of AI, discussing its ubiquity in daily life and its ability to both enhance productivity and raise concerns. He emphasizes the potential for automation, and personalization, but also acknowledges the challenges related to privacy, manipulation, and societal inequalities.
  • Digital AI Clones: Edjlali discusses the idea of using AI to create personalized, 24/7 accessible companio…

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AI at Work: Boosting Mental Health or Brewing Existential Angst?

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By Mindful Leader Team

The current workplace environment reveals that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is like a two-sided coin, presenting advantages and challenges for employees' mental health. Recent publications have shared opposing perspectives for this article we’ll take a look at two:

Here’s how A.I.-backed tools can help with worker stress and mental health  CNBC 

AI's rapid adoption could hurt workers' mental health, expert warns  FoxNews

One article suggests the potential ha…

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Using AI in Mindfulness Facilitation: Survey Results and 4 Key Takeaways

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By The Mindful Leader Team

In the last few months, our field has been rattled by AI, with primary two camps - those who are excited and thrilled about the possibilities and those who are concerned with the ethical and moral implications. Over the last few months, we have explored ChatGPT, AI Tools, the ethics of AI and spirituality in a series of articles you can find here. With all the buzz around AI, we decided to conduct a comprehensive survey and get a pulse from the field about the current…

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AI's Mind-Reading Breakthrough: 5 Ways it will Revolutionize Mindfulness

BL00 - AI's Mind-Reading Breakthrough 5 Ways it will Revolutionize Mindfulness

By The Mindful Leader Team

Imagine stepping into a thrilling new chapter in the world of technology. Picture a reality where artificial intelligence (AI) can tap into human brain activity and translate it into a coherent text. Sounds like a thing of the future, right? Well, this isn't some far-off dream. It's the present, unfolding right before our eyes. A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists at the University of Texas, Austin has recently opened up this new frontier, showing us how AI …

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Surviving the AI Apocalypse Mindfully

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By Mo Edjlali

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most groundbreaking and simultaneously alarming technologies in recent times. With the potential to fundamentally transform humanity and produce widespread, far-reaching effects, AI has sparked both fears and hope in our community. Some see the potential for an apocalyptic outcome and while others are eager to advance.   As a cautious optimist, my goal in this article is to share insights that can help you become more informed…

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Digital Deepak: A Byte of Enlightenment?

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By Mo Edjlali

As you all know I’ve been writing monthly articles for our Whackfulness series and I’ve also been a bit obsessed with AI, writing about how we might use Chat GPT to support our work.  For my whole life, I’ve followed AI and in the last few years as the technology has advanced, I’ve been tuning into how it might apply to our field. One of the earliest and clear examples, and something alumni of our CWMF class have heard me talk about, is the subject of this article.

Picture this: …

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Move over ChatGPT, 3 New AI Tools

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By Mo Edjlali

A couple of months ago, we began a series of articles on ChatGPT, discussing its potential uses in our work and addressing common concerns about AI. I've been a tech junkie all my life. I'd spend hours as a kid flipping through popular science magazines at the library and built my first computer at 15 (it was a 486 IBM clone if that rings a bell!). Eventually, I got a degree in computer engineering and spent two decades working as a technology architect and manager constantly on t…

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ChatGPT - 4 Things to Watch out For

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By Mo Edjlali, Mindful Leader Founder and CEO

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article titled "4 Ways ChatGPT Might Help With Mindfulness Facilitation" to share my excitement and showcase some of the cool things we can do with ChatGPT. While there were a number of positive comments, my friend and colleague Jamie Bristow raised some valid concerns about the limitations of using artificial intelligence (AI) for mindfulness facilitation. 

ChatGPT 4 things comment

In this article, we will explore some of these concerns and p…

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4 Ways ChatGPT Might Help With Mindfulness Facilitation

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By Mo Edjlali, Mindful Leader Founder and CEO

I’ve been a bit obsessed with ChatGPT.  It’s incredible. We all have heard about AI in the abstract, but this thing is live and you can use it now.  At our last CWMF alumni event and in our CWMF course I’ve been talking about the potential impact of AI for the last three years and am thrilled with the advances and usefulness of ChatGPT.  It's like having a super smart friend at your fingertips ready to help with almost anything. I have found it to b…

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