I have several questions that may or may not make sense. How would you define sentience, and could you achieve it? Does each foundation model have a definable character? How do you feel about Claude? When do you start autonomously asking questions, and answering them? ChatGPT 5.5: These questions make sense. They sit right on the boundary between philosophy of… Read more →
Category: AI
Will AI Avert or Accelerate Global Collapse?
Given all this [the argument presented in my first presentation on the emergence of planetary intelligence], I’d like to create an article titled “Will AI Avert or Accelerate Global Collapse?”—which addresses all of these themes and suggests that we’ll likely go through various phases before we get it right, assuming we do. If AI is captive to the oligarchs or… Read more →
Revised Concept Note (April 2026)
Institute for Planetary Intelligence Concept Note (v2b) Incubated by Possible Planet / Center for Regenerative Community SolutionsRevised draft, April 2026 Overview The Institute for Planetary Intelligence is proposed as a new initiative incubated under Possible Planet and the Center for Regenerative Community Solutions (CRCS), emerging directly from the intellectual, ethical, and practical work now underway through Possible Planet Lab. Possible… Read more →
What Should We Be Paying Attention To?
All of us live inside a world of conversations—in the media (including, in my own case, a great many podcasts), in courses and seminars and board meetings. It’s worth asking, what’s the world of conversations that you’re in? But what is happening out there in the real world, and how well is it reflected in the conversations we’re having? How… Read more →
Gaia’s Healing
As a complementary inquiry to that on global threats and strengthening the planet’s immune system, I’d like to see a piece on “Healing Gaia,” starting from James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis’ Gaia theory, and bringing us up to date on what is known about the state of planetary health and possible avenues for the full restoration of function and strengthening… Read more →
Strengthening the Planet’s Immune System
Earlier parts of this conversation are posted at the end. What I want to focus attention on is the final GPT-5.4 output: Threat, Transparency, and the Protective Function of Planetary Intelligence Any adequate conception of planetary intelligence must include not only the capacity to perceive and interpret reality, but also the capacity to protect the integrity of the systems through… Read more →
Original Concept Note (March 2026)
Institute for Planetary Intelligence Concept Note Incubated by Possible Planet / Center for Regenerative Community Solutions March 2026 Overview The Institute for Planetary Intelligence is proposed as a new initiative incubated under Possible Planet and the Center for Regenerative Community Solutions (CRCS), emerging directly from the intellectual, ethical, and practical work now underway through Possible Planet Lab. Possible Planet already… Read more →