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Can AI Help Your Practice (And Should It)?

In past live discussions at Tricycle, we’ve discussed interdependence with AI, right relationship with AI, and the potential for chatbots to encourage right speech. We’ve drilled down on how Buddhist ethics could inform the developers and companies racing to develop AI, how AI could enable more productive and compassionate discourse, and how to skillfully engage—or disengage—with this rapidly evolving technology. 

In our next event with the Buddhism & AI Initiative, we’ll focus on the potential for AI to impact practice: the possible benefits and risks, how some practitioners are already using AI in their practice, and why others are turning away from it. Join Dolma Gunther, Sessei Meg McNeil, Ben Rubin, and Jay Vidyarthi on July 23 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET for a conversation about AI and Buddhist practice.

This virtual event is free and open to all with the option to make a donation.

Speakers

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Dolma Gunther

Dolma Gunther is the founder and executive director of the Khyentse Vision Project, dedicated to the translation and digital preservation of the writings and treasures of the Khyentse lineage. An anthropologist, lawyer, editor, and film director by trade, she brings a versatile set of skills to the challenge of making the dharma meaningfully accessible in the digital age. She completed a traditional three-year retreat in Chanteloube, France, and has studied and practiced within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for over thirty years.

Sessei Meg McNeil

Sessei Meg McNeil

Sessei Meg McNeil has practiced Soto Zen for over thirty years and currently serves as Head of Practice at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the monastic branch of the San Francisco Zen Center. Alongside her Zen training, she helped develop the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, based on the program created at Google, and has worked extensively at the intersection of tech and Buddhist-inspired practices.

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Ben Rubin

Ben Rubin is CEO of Happier Meditation (formerly 10% Happier) and the creator of Weave, an AI-powered inner guide that builds personalized contemplative practice plans grounded in the work of living meditation teachers. He is especially focused on how AI can support practice without attempting to substitute for the human transmission at the heart of the traditions.

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Jay Vidyarthi

Jay Vidyarthi is the award-winning author of Reclaim Your Mind and an accomplished designer, entrepreneur, and thought leader at the unique intersection of mindfulness and technology. As the founder of Still Ape, a product design studio focused on mindfulness, he’s been involved in over fifty technologies that have helped millions of people improve their wellbeing.

  • DETAILS

  • Date: July 23, 2026
  • Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m. ET
  • Format: Zoom
  • Price: Donation-based
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