Over 150 million teens have sent over 10 billion messages using Snapchats My AI companion.
Over the next year we’re going to see AI companionship grow exponentially for teens, adolescents and adults. But there are many questions left unanswered about how it works, what apps are safe and unsafe to use, how we control privacy, how to protect and promote our youth’s mental health, and how we can skillfully harness it for a more compassionate world.
The Global Compassion Coalition is proud to share a groundbreaking panel discussion on the intriguing intersection of AI, Humanity, and Mental Health. Chaired by Dr. Elisha Goldstein, a leading advocate for compassion and mental well-being, this event promises to shed light on where we are at with AI, how we can safely use it to support mental health, what we need to be concerned about, and the evolving relationship between technology, humanity, and our mental health.
Our panel
Elisha Goldstein, PhD
Elisha one of the world’s preeminent mindfulness teachers, a clinical psychologist, author of numerous bestselling books, creator of the popular YouTube Channel making practical mental health videos to educate and inspire people, and at the forefront of the conversation between AI and Mental Health. He is also creator of the breakthrough “mental health accelerator” program – Uncover the Power Within. For the last 20 years as a psychologist and mindfulness educator, he has been at the forefront of integrating curriculum and training for Therapists, Educators, Business Professionals, active Military, Parents, and others in the art and science of mindful living. His books include Uncovering Happiness, The Now Effect, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, and MBSR Everyday. In an increasingly fragmented society, he is working to bring people together so they may motivate and inspire one another in far-reaching ways. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Dr. James Doty
Jim is a clinical professor in the department of neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, and the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, where he researches the neuroscience of compassion and altruism. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart, now translated into 31 languages around the world.
He is also the founder and CEO of Happi (happi.ai), a healthcare company focused on creating a digital platform that uses artificial intelligence combined with a human avatar to treat mental health issues. He is also the Senior Editor of the “Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science.”
Milagros Escoredo
Milagros is a passionate Social Impact Technologist holding a Master’s degree in Psychology with a focus on Mental Health and Artificial Intelligence. As a Conversational AI specialist, I spearheaded AI Mental Health Chatbots, driving content development and academic research publications. Formerly at Google, I gained experience in managing high-impact teams and scaling vertical and horizontal programs. I am committed to building a bridge between Psychology and Technology for impactful social projects that benefit humanity.
Randy Fernando
Randy works at the intersection of technology, mindfulness, and social impact. He is a Co-Founder of Center for Humane Technology, which has helped over 100 million people globally understand the harms of extractive technology, and how we can do better, through the documentary film The Social Dilemma, the podcast Your Undivided Attention, and many other projects. Randy previously served for seven years as founding Executive Director at Mindful Schools, a nonprofit that has taught mindfulness to millions of kids and over 70,000 educators worldwide. Before that, Randy led many award-winning projects and authored three #1-ranked books on 3D graphics over seven years at NVIDIA. He also serves on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Immanual Joseph
Immanuel obtained a PhD in Biochemistry from Tulane University, New Orleans. He worked as a cancer drug discovery scientist researching telomerase and cancer stem cells. He subsequently started an in-home care service which obtained a BBB A rating. Immanual’s interactions with the elderly and the dying motivated him to understand the nature of suffering and he consequently became a student of compassion. He created a framework for building compassionate workplaces, and had the opportunity to share his ideas in companies including Facebook, Amazon, Salesforce, and HSBC, and has presented his message of compassion on three TEDx stages. Immanual has authored 8 fiction and non-fiction books in two languages, in addition to peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters. He is a certified life coach and creates Virtual Reality content on joy and compassion. Immanual currently teaches AP and Advanced Biology and lives in McKinney, Texas.