About this episode

The episode explores the implications of artificial intelligence through the lens of Indigenous wisdom and the pursuit of sufficiency.

The third conversation in "The Great AI Unraveling", recorded live with our community on July 10, 2026. Throughout time, humanity has experimented with playing God, and each time we have been humbled by forces larger than ourselves. Many Indigenous Nations consciously chose not to pursue certain technologies, recognizing that not every innovation serves life, and that wisdom lies in understanding the boundaries of nature and those of our human condition. As artificial intelligence promises ever greater efficiency, productivity, and control, we are invited to ask a deeper question: Which problem are we really trying to solve? Beneath the relentless pursuit of more—more knowledge, more power, more convenience—lies a profound inquiry into sufficiency, relationship, and meaning. Guests Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous…

People in this episode

Guests: Lyla June Johnston, Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, Ashley Nicole Leitka

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• Indigenous wisdom
• humanity and technology
• sufficiency
• relationship
• meaning

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• Indigenous rights
• human ecology
• sufficiency
• technology ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Science and Nonduality

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