Ananth's Blog

Thomas Daniell, Tremal Naig’s Choultry, Madura (1798) Today is November 1 st . I am leaving Isha Yoga center tonight. Last 2 days here in the ashram has been wonderful. Today was especially gorgeous. I got up early and showed up in my yoga mat. Showing up on the yoga mat has become a thing for me. Especially when I am visiting ashram. One thing is that it reminds of what it means to be deeply human – I used to fight the idea that AI agents can think. Especially working with Opus 5.5, I am very clear that what is happening within them can definitely be called “thoughts”, “reasoning”. There is really no straw to clutch anymore. But I am more convinced than ever that they do not/cannot/will not experience anything close to consciousness. I obviously don’t have an explanation. But showing up in the yoga mat has at least let me taste this last frontier a few more times till I am proved wrong. On a less philosophical note, “showing up on the yoga mat” means you start the day by confronting ...