What Makes Us Human When AI Does Everything Else?
Rigorous research on consciousness, meaning, and what AI can never replicate—with practical insights for staying human.
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Feeling successful but strangely empty? In 2024, as a Head of Machine Learning in Silicon Valley, I realized what I was missing wasn’t status—it was meaning. Drawing on Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy and modern psychology, this post explores what “meaning in life” really is—coherence, purpose, and significance—and how to find it through everyday practices.
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Inner Crucible was born from a single, urgent question: in an era where artificial intelligence can automate almost anything, what remains uniquely, undeniably human? Our blog invites you to explore rigorous research and soulful reflections on consciousness, meaning, purpose, and the mysteries AI can never replicate.




