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THE SOUL IN THE MACHINE AGE:
A human flourishing framework for integrating spirituality into AI-enhanced education
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education with unprecedented possibilities for personalization, automation, and intelligent assistance. But while AI-augmented education extends the powers of cognition and knowledge, it also poses a fundamental question: can intelligence alone lead to meaningful and flourishing human lives? The paper draws upon the philosophical insights of Indian yogic traditions represented by Patanjali, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Mahatma Gandhi and Jiddu Krishnamurti, the contributions of Aristotle, Viktor Frankl, Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, and proposes the SHINE Framework (Spirituality and Human Integration for Nurturing Education) for integrating spirituality into AI-enhanced education. Based on the Intelligence-Wisdom Transformation Principle, the framework claims that AI adds to intelligence, but reflective spiritual integration transforms intelligence to wisdom, which promotes human flourishing and social responsibility. The framework is made up of five interconnected dimensions: Self-Awareness, Higher Meaning and Purpose, Interconnectedness and Compassion, Normative Wisdom. The framework comprises five interrelated dimensions: Self-Awareness, Higher Meaning and Purpose, Interconnectedness and Compassion, Normative Wisdom and Ethical Discernment and Elevation through Self-Transcendence. It shifts the educational emphasis from the sole pursuit of intelligence to the nurturing of wisdom, providing a human-centered perspective for nurturing flourishing individuals and ethically responsible societies in the age of artificial intelligence.