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AI + DharmaPhilosophy27 April 202610 min

The apophatic limit: what AI cannot say about Brahman

Recent advancements in natural language processing have enabled AI to parse and generate complex spiritual texts, but the notion of Brahman as the unnamable, attributeless ultimate reality poses a unique challenge to artificial intelligence. The apophatic traditions of Indian philosophy, which emphasize the via negativa or the path of negation, further underscore the limitations of AI in comprehending Brahman. As AI systems struggle to convey the ineffable nature of Brahman, they inadvertently highlight the distinction between human and artificial cognition.

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