Dr. Jane Compson is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma, where her research on ethical artificial intelligence draws on both her academic training and her contemplative practice.

Dr. Compson holds a PhD and an MA in Comparative Religion from the University of Bristol and an MA in Philosophy/Bioethics from Colorado State University. Her current research examines how Buddhist principles of interdependence, compassion, and skillful means might offer guidance for ethical AI development, particularly through her work on "Compassionate AI" frameworks.

As a Buddhist chaplain with lay ordination from the Zen Peacemaker Order, and a mindfulness and compassion teacher, Dr. Compson works with organizations seeking thoughtful approaches to AI implementation. Her writing includes work on middle-path perspectives in AI ethics and contemplative approaches to healthcare technology.

A Research Fellow with the AI and Faith organization, she collaborates with religious leaders, healthcare systems, and technology companies interested in considering both AI’s potential benefits and legitimate concerns. Her work suggests that contemplative traditions may offer valuable perspectives for navigating technological change with wisdom and care for human and planetary wellbeing.

Jules Evans is the author of Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations, which was published in 28 countries, and The Art of Losing Control.

He is the director of the Challenging Psychedelic Experiences Project. His substack is Ecstatic Integration. He is researching AI as a spiritual tool with a multidisciplinary international team of researchers.

Randima helps leading tech companies, NGOs, policymakers, and others understand and act on the intersections between technology, ethics, mindfulness, and social good. He emphasizes how mindsets, conditioning, and incentives drive outcomes in complex systems.

Randima is a Co-Founder and former Executive Director of Center for Humane Technology (CHT), which has helped shape global understanding of extractive technology and humane alternatives. CHT's work was central to The Social Dilemma, an Emmy-winning documentary seen by over 100 million people in 190 countries.
He started his career at NVIDIA, where he managed many award-winning projects and authored three #1-ranked books on 3D graphics over seven years. He was also a founding Board Member of the NVIDIA Foundation.

Randima then 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. Mindful Schools was featured in TIME magazine's 2014 cover story "The Mindful Revolution."

Born in Sri Lanka, he is grateful to have been introduced to both meditation (by his mother) and programming (by his father) as a child. A lifelong Buddhist student and practitioner, Randima has also been a board member at Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
 

Dr. Nikki Mirghafori is an Artificial Intelligence scientist and an internationally recognized Buddhist teacher. She serves as a Stewarding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, where she is also on the Board of Directors, and a Dharma teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California.

She teaches with clarity and warmth on topics ranging from mindful leadership to cultivating kindness, with a rare expertise on mindfulness of death. Dr. Mirghafori is widely published in AI, has led international research collaborations as a Berkeley academic, and advised technology startups.

She is an advocate for wisdom and compassion in daily life, as well as for ethical AI in our zeitgeist.