I really loved this article and think I will be returning to it a couple times over to digest. As a woman in her midlife, working in post-secondary education and grappling with Critical AI literacy for students and instructors, I’m really intrigued by this piece. Theres a lot to reflect on from many angles!
I was not complaining, just saying there is no getting above patterns unless you have achieved some enlightened self realized state. If there is getting above undesirable patterns it usually just a management pattern or some other more acceptable pattern.
This resonates with the architecture of the Four Icebergs I work with. When we fear AI, we’re often reacting from the Identity Iceberg; the part shaped by old scripts, roles, and expectations we didn’t consciously choose. When we feel threatened, we’re usually caught in the Depth Iceberg; the submerged assumptions and worldviews that quietly automate our reactions.
When we slip into autopilot, we’re living from the Evidence Iceberg; the internalised patterns, habits, and data loops that run beneath awareness. When we disconnect from ourselves, we lose touch with the Humanity Iceberg; the conscious, relational, meaning‑making part of us that can actually choose. So yes; the invitation isn’t to fear the machine, but to notice the machinery within. To become conscious again. A sharp and necessary provocation. Thank you for your insight, as always. 🙏💜
I really loved this article and think I will be returning to it a couple times over to digest. As a woman in her midlife, working in post-secondary education and grappling with Critical AI literacy for students and instructors, I’m really intrigued by this piece. Theres a lot to reflect on from many angles!
You must be seeing sone fascinating shifts happening in education. I'm glad this resonated. Let me j iw what it stirs up for you.
I love this article but I have been doing this pattern work for 25 years. And it is patterns all the way down.
I get ya Lois. It's a tough messy middle.
I was not complaining, just saying there is no getting above patterns unless you have achieved some enlightened self realized state. If there is getting above undesirable patterns it usually just a management pattern or some other more acceptable pattern.
I like it, Restacked!
This resonates with the architecture of the Four Icebergs I work with. When we fear AI, we’re often reacting from the Identity Iceberg; the part shaped by old scripts, roles, and expectations we didn’t consciously choose. When we feel threatened, we’re usually caught in the Depth Iceberg; the submerged assumptions and worldviews that quietly automate our reactions.
When we slip into autopilot, we’re living from the Evidence Iceberg; the internalised patterns, habits, and data loops that run beneath awareness. When we disconnect from ourselves, we lose touch with the Humanity Iceberg; the conscious, relational, meaning‑making part of us that can actually choose. So yes; the invitation isn’t to fear the machine, but to notice the machinery within. To become conscious again. A sharp and necessary provocation. Thank you for your insight, as always. 🙏💜