Holistic Technology for Growing a World in Love with Larry Muhlstein
From Humans On The Loop by Michael Garfield
September 22, 2025 · 2h 15m · Season 2 · Episode 25
About this episode
Larry Muhlstein discusses the intersection of technology, care, and love in creating a better world.
Membership | Donations | Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts This week we hear from Larry Muhlstein , who worked on Responsible AI at Google and DeepMind before leaving to found the Holistic Technology Project . In Larry’s words: “Care is crafted from understanding, respect, and will. Once care is deep enough and in a generative reciprocal relationship, it gives rise to self-expanding love. My work focuses on creating such systems of care by constructing a holistic sociotechnical tree with roots of philosophical orientation, a trunk of theoretical structure, and technological leaves and fruit that offer nourishment and support to all parts of our world. I believe that we can grow love through technologies of togetherness that help us to understand, respect, and care for each other. I am committed to supporting the responsible development of such technologies so that we can move through these trying times towards a world where we are all well together.” In this episode, Larry and I explore the “roots of philosophical orientation” and “trunk of theoretical structure” as he lays them out in his Technological Love knowledge garden, asking how technologies for reality, perspectives…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Garfield
Guest: Larry Muhlstein
Topics covered
- holistic technology
- responsible AI
- sociotechnical systems
- philosophy
- love and care
- technology and society
Keywords
- holistic technology
- responsible AI
- sociotechnical systems
- philosophy
- love
- care
- technology
- interbeing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google, DeepMind, Holistic Technology Project
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