“From Saiva Siddhantam to Systems Science: Hindu Metaphysics for a Complex AI World”, Hinduism Today, November 04, 2025
“Across the world, humanity faces what scholars call a polycrisis: ecological collapse, geopolitical instability, technological disruption and social fragmentation, all reinforcing one another in unpredictable ways. At the same time, the rise of deep technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and planetary-scale computation is reshaping the fabric of our daily lives.
Over the past few years, I’ve found myself in hundreds of conversations about AI across boardrooms, policy forums, and even quiet family dinners. Again and again, one theme surfaced: a growing unease. It wasn’t only about the speed of technological change, but about something deeper – the ethical drift and the loss of coherence in our systems. The question before us is urgent: how can we navigate these cascading complexities without losing our ethical bearings and cultural roots?
I wanted to respond, but not with yet another technical framework. Instead, I turned to the spiritual grammar I grew up with. Tamil Saiva Siddhantam, with its triadic lens of Aram (ethical grounding), Aanavam (distortion and ego), and Adhikaram (rightful agency), offered a way of thinking that spoke not just to complexity, but to alignment and purpose. From that reflection, the A3 Framework emerged: a set of tools designed to help us diagnose drift, restore integrity, and act with fitness. Following is my essay on the topic…..”
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