Hi, I am SunDeep and what I am about to tell
you will change how you see everyday AI headlines,
every tech announcement and every promise from
leaders about controlling artificial intelligence.
Right now, over 1000 AI bills sit on desks in
Washington. The EO -AI Act just took effect.
China mandates AI content labeling. Every week
brings new promises of control and dominance
at the same time. But here's the question that
keeps me awake most of the time or you can say
keeps me curious most of the times. How many
of these decision makers, I mean, who are shaping
these industries actually understand what they
are trying to govern? Let me tell you what I
have discovered through my conversations with
leaders around the globe. We are attempting to
govern technology that we barely comprehend.
technology created by brilliant minds who themselves
openly acknowledge uncertainty about what they
have built. There are endless examples. But the
real challenge runs much deeper than, you know,
technical knowledge. This is not about that.
We are going somewhere more deeper than technical
knowledge to understand this. And that The challenge
is profoundly human. Yes. Every artificial intelligence
system becomes a mirror one way or other way.
It reflects back to us the awareness, the intentions
and yes, the blind spot of those who create it
and the society that deploys it at the same time.
When we witness bias in algorithms, we are actually
witnesses bias within ourselves This is very
important When we see AI concentrating power
in fewer hands We are seeing how we have already
allowed power to concentrate Isn't it? I mean
Isn't it just so So intense, how true it is.
So the question transforms from how do we fix
artificial intelligence to something much more
fundamental? How do we evolve ourselves? Over
the past few years, I have sat across from CEOs
at global summits. who speak with genuine passion
about responsible AI. I know this because being
a founder and CEO myself, I can tell you this
from a very raw experience. They say it with
passion about today now, responsible AI, responsible
AI and so many things. While their companies
continue optimizing purely for engagement metrics
and quarterly profits. I have listened to political
champions, many political champions I would say,
AI for good, AI for good, AI for great things
for their country and so many things, while carefully
avoiding the difficult conversation about massive
job displacement and social disruption. These
experiences taught me something profound about
awakened leadership. Awakened leadership doesn't
mean having all the right answers. You can never
have them. You cannot be perfectionist. You cannot
have right answer all the time. Awakened leadership
means cultivating the courage to ask the right
question first of all. Especially when those
questions make us uncomfortable. And you are
asking those questions not to others first, to
yourself first. The leaders creating the most
meaningful impact are not those armed with the
most sophisticated frameworks or the biggest
budgets. No, they are not. I have seen them.
I have seen them. I have met them. I have witnessed
them. I have analyzed them. The biggest one are
the most dirtiest one. Their vibe, their attitude,
their manipulation are of complete next level.
They are not themselves because the reason is
they are not themselves. They are now a piece
of paper sitting inside the book depending on
someone will... someone has brought that book
by paying for that book and they are using that
book because they have paid for that book. It's
like, just like they have their own, they do
not operate from their own inner feelings, their
gut, their vision, their true intentions. They
have to do it no matter what. Billions and trillions
and dollars are invested on them. You can't say
no to anything so easily. and then you have to
lie you have to manipulate at every single place
you come up like everything is everything around
is happy whatever is happening is so fascinating
so fabulous and and you talk about concern like
like someone just you know enjoying a party and
and in between the party they said something
that just yeah okay okay that's totally fine
this is going to happen yeah every time it happens
I mean, this is the kind of, you can say, concern
they have. This is the level of concern, I would
say. So I know this. That's why I'm telling you.
And you too might be very much aware about all
of this. So the most important leaders, I would
say, most truthful leaders, are never... You
know, they never belong to this category. They
are the ones willing to pause in the middle of
any rush situation, circumstances and dynamics.
And they have the guts and courage to ask, what
are we really trying to accomplish here? What
would genuine success look like and what would
be the true cost of failure? I mean, these questions
are... nowhere in discussion most of the time.
But where they are the main concern, where they
become the voices of leaderships and boards and
organizations and institutions and even governments
everywhere, then that place has the potential
to do something better for the humanity of the
world. Three realizations that, you know, you
can say... have completely transformed how I
understand governance in the age of AI. There
are three most prominent ones. First is most
AI governance today operates from reactive fear
of management rather than proactive wisdom cultivation.
Yes. I mean we are frantically building walls
around problems instead of governing towards
sustainable solutions. Second is, the leaders
who deeply understand AI, I mean, AI's technical
capabilities, I would say, often lack awareness
of its human implication. They have really no
idea about it. And if they have, they are least
bothered of its implications. Meanwhile, the
leaders who grasp the human implication frequently
lack technical depth. How I've been surprising
it is. The one who has the keys to make things
happen are least concerned about human implication
and the one who is worried and concerned about
them, they are not the one who can... create
or deal with these technical stuff. And we desperately
need both prospective integrated within individual
leaders and leadership teams, systems and governments
and everywhere. You cannot have one only to set
the tone. No, you need both to come up with the
best solution. And third here is every policy
we craft. Every system we deploy and every choice
we make about artificial intelligence represents
a choice about what kind of future we want to
inhabit together. These are not technical decisions.
No, they are not. They are moral ones. If you
read those policies and those governance rules
and regulation of EU, of anyone else, of any
nation, you will find, I mean, they are not as
disciplined as they should be or as they need
to be. We will always find them, you know, leaving
a huge segment open for a lot of things that
need a very sincere controlling and regulation.
This I have seen, you can read those governance
regulations around AI and its ethics and implication,
application, adaptation. Some nations you will
find, you know, avoiding any regulation. Some
nations are for dominance, they are doing whatever
make it as lenient as possible. Some are just
trying to help them find some place in this madness
race, I would say. I used to believe my role
was helping organizations and governments become
more responsible, more futuristic, more AI ready.
more, you know, rooted in clarity and depth.
And now I understand my purpose differently.
My role involves helping leaders in systems become
more human ready, more awake, more deeply connected
to the values that should guide our choices about
these incredible or incredibly powerful tool
and at the same time when it comes to political
and organizational governance then bringing or
you can say restoring purpose to power because
what I have learned through countless conversations
and observations you cannot govern wisely from
a place of ignorance you cannot lead authentically
from a place of disconnection you cannot build
systems that serve human flourishing if you lack
clarity about what human flourishing actually
means and despite these challenges and they are
significant of course I witnessed something beautiful
emerging in communities around the world leaders
choosing depth over speed yes leaders are Leaders
with such approaches, I mean, doing great work.
Organizations prioritizing wisdom over competitive
advantage. This is also happening. Communities
asking, should we, before rushing to can we?
I mean, and they are not the headlines. These
aren't the leaders dominating headline. You will
not find them anywhere in picture. because they
are not creating chaos they are not creating
dispute they are not you know making big bold
statements prophetic statements of redefining
everything and and and in reality failing in
every bit of it in terms of performance execution
privacy safety credibility trust in all terms
but these are the ones i mean they are one doing
the most essential work and world is just like
that it works like that most of the time you
will see problem most of the time you will see
pain you will see chaos you will see dispute
feud but the other half that that works you know
so hard to make things better they remain a backdoor
things, they remain a, you know, behind the scene
sort of things. They never come up to the front.
Because they have learned that in that drama
there is no solution. Drama is for theatre. Theatre
is for performance. And performances are not
the realities of individual. And they are proving
that another way remains possible. We can approach
AI development and deployment from awakened intelligence
rather than unconscious compulsion, from clear
purpose rather than pure profit, from love rather
than fear. Every single day through countless
small decisions, we collectively choose between
two possible futures. Yes, this happens. This
is happening and this is one very... Hard reality
and Let me explain you why I'm saying this in
one future We continue sleepwalking into and
you know AI driven world hoping that market forces
and Good intentions will somehow magically align
Advanced technology with human welfare. Okay,
everything is going to happen in that way. Okay,
this is this is one side of most of the world
most of the world living in this side and hoping
this kind of future and In the other side we
wake up We become conscious, you know participant
in shaping the relationship between human and
artificial intelligence We remember that technology
doesn't represent destiny no awakened consciousness
does our awareness does our understanding, our
curiosity to explore and realize and analyze
and shape our decisions, our preparations, our
evolution as a human being, how we are going
to move ahead with that, what role we have to
play in that, what responsibilities, I mean,
now we are about to face, what realities we have
to accept, not sleepwalking, you cannot... live
anymore like that no matter where you are who
you are that those those days are gone now because
this has reached to the level where even in a
deep interior village of any country any city
any any any nation if they think this is not
something that bothers to them or this is not
something that they have to worry about or I
know that there is no need to to think about
that You are wrong then. It is something that
has shown us, no matter who you are, where you
are, it is going to impact you in endless ways.
So the choice belongs to us now. Each of us.
And it remains personal and collective. I would
say collective at the same time it is collective
also, yes. Because we are not participating in
this at just individual level. This individuality
is making us, you know, at the same time simultaneously
a collective contribution, a collective consciousness,
a collective thinking that we have to come up
with and the collective realization. So simultaneously
why I am saying this? Because at the same time
it is impacting individual at their own essence
level. and at the same time to the collective,
to the city, to nation, to state, to culture,
to tradition, to lifestyle, to future, to education,
to jobs. Every relation, everything that we know
is going to get changed. And that choice is happening
right now. In every conversation, every decision,
every moment of awareness or unconsciousness.
Look. I am not interested in predicting artificial
intelligence's future. No. I have no interest
in that. But I am committed to participating
consciously in creating it. And not just it.
My role is wide enough that I think I feel like
a deep sense of responsibility towards humanity,
toward nation, toward the world, toward our planet,
toward nations, toward every single thing that
touches us and comes from the top and deeply
impact at the bottom. Political system, political
governance, global governance, organizations
and institutions. AI governance AI leadership
This is my area of concern and my area of field
because at ground level and up to a very higher
level People don't believe it as a matter of
concern. They just act like they are the consequences
of those decisions But they never feel about
that. They are not the one Those who are making
decision are not the one going to lose anything
most of the time We are you are the ultimate
Testing ground you can say battleground you can
say the result of outcome good bad whatever That
is going to come through you for you To never
act like anything that happens at that scale
and that level and those power positions is not
going to touch you or is not mean for you. It's
never like that. So my work is to bringing soul
to system, purpose to system, purpose to power,
restoring purpose to power, bringing truth to
power, bringing clarity to relationships, global
relationships. political relationship, diplomatic
relationships, bringing awakened awareness to
the choices that will shape the next chapter
of human civilization and leadership. This explains
why I carry movement around global leadership
and governance, why the awakened leadership movement
exists, why I believe awakening and governance
must evolve together, because awakened leadership
is that bridge that brings chaos and love together,
loss and possibilities together, rejection and
hope together, in every aspect, in global relations,
in diplomatic relations, in wars, in policy making,
in every aspect that is important, it's that
bridge. Without this bridge, either side you
belong, you're not going to get the desired outcomes.
You cannot live just with love, you cannot live
just with politics. And politics without care,
without compassion, without empathy, without
values, it means nothing. And with only these,
you cannot do politics. govern a nation, create
a policy, run an organization, lead like a leader
that is not performative. That's why I always
say we need to understand how important it is
and how much weight we carry to bring practicality
and emotions together, sun and moon together.
You cannot live like a moon all the time in emotions.
You cannot live like a sun, you know, stand alone,
confident and even sometimes arrogant enough
that doesn't care about anything. You need something
in between. That is awakened leadership. That
is the only thing that brings these two together.
To work together in harmony. Because they are
nothing by themselves. But they're everything
for the world when they come together that solve
all the problems and the future Believe in the
future doesn't happen to us We happen to the
future The quality of awakening we bring to that
process makes all the difference all the difference
So I'll leave you with one question as always
most of the time I leave with questions one question
What future are you helping to create? What future
are you helping to create? If you have any sense
of responsibility then you will realize the importance
of this question. I am not asking through grand
gestures or perfect plans but maybe I am asking
through the consciousness you bring to each choice.
each conversation and each moment of leadership
however small or large I mean I mean how no matter
however small or large your spare of influence
might be and if there is no influence no impact
that is also very good because influence is not
the goal of leadership impact is so thank you
for joining me on this journey of awakened leadership
and I request you to become a part of awakened
leadership movement, support it, join it, be
with me and let us together make this world a
better place. So until next time remember the
mirror of artificial intelligence reflects back
exactly who we are and the question becomes who
we i mean who do we choose to be that's the question
we need to answer and we need to answer immediately
before it gets too late and i am sandeep and
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