Topic: AI Is Not Your Master: Reclaiming Human Power in the Age of Machines.
Speaker: Lalith Gunaratne
Time: Jun 11, 2025 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Summary:
In a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, it’s easy to surrender our decision-making and creativity to machines.
This talk is a call to reclaim our human power by going back in history to understand the philosophical, economic, political, spiritual and technological underpinnings as to why we are becoming afraid of the future with AI.
“AI is Not Your Master” challenges the growing narrative of technological dominance, urging leaders, professionals, and citizens to reassert the uniquely human qualities of wisdom, empathy, and ethical judgment – as we deal with the existential threats and predicaments.
Drawing on lived experience, mindfulness, spirituality and leadership insights, the talk explores how we can harness AI as a tool—not a tyrant—and lead with consciousness and courage in the face of rapid change. This is a journey back to our agency, where humanity—not technology—remains at the center of our future.
Profile:
Lalith Ananda Gunaratne is a sustainability-focused entrepreneur and leadership coach with a global track record in renewable energy, ethical business, and human-centered development. A pioneer in solar energy in Sri Lanka, he has worked for over 30 years to advance ethical leadership, clean energy and social impact initiatives.
As a strategist and advisor to global organizations, Lalith helps leaders navigate complexity with purpose, resilience, and mindfulness. His work blends systems thinking with contemplative practice to foster ethical leadership—essential in the age of AI.
Rooted in both North and South perspectives, Lalith brings a grounded, values-driven voice to global conversations on technology, equity, and planetary sustainability.
Lalith is an engineering technologist by training and has a Masters in Responsibility and Business Practice from University of Bath, UK. He is member of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome since 2012.
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