The 12th RYI International Symposium

The Scholar-Practitioner in the Age of AI

November 16 & 17, 2024

Siddhartha Boutique Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Apparent Selves (CSAS), this symposium is a unique opportunity for scholars from various disciplines to come together and share their perspective on AI, Buddhism and the ideal of a scholar-practitioner. Inviting cutting-edge discussions on difficult questions, some scholars will bring a meta-perspectives to the table, others discuss the intriguing questions of one’s ability to recognize the real, yet others are feeling the need to open avenue of reflections on the nature of consciousness and intelligence, and again, others will engage in a debate over the advantages and dangers of using AI in the translation process, or bring up questions of the impact of the technological development on the ideal of the scholar-practitioner. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity!

We are pleased to announce that scholars from the fields of philosophy, Buddhist studies, science, and pedagogy have already confirmed their participation, such as John Dunne, Jonardon Ganeri, James Gentry, John Makransky, William Waldron, Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Peter Hershock, Adam Goldstein, Nadav Amir Koren, scholars of Tergar Institute, the Center for the Study of Apparent Selves, 84 000 and Rangjung Yeshe Institute. For more information on the panelists, please visit this link.