Staying Human in the Age of AI: Nervous System Regulation for a New Era
What if the thing that decides whether AI leaves you empowered or depleted isn't the model you use, but the state of your nervous system when you sit down to use it?
Most of us have felt both sides of AI by now: the thrill of building something we never could before, and the strange, wired exhaustion afterward. The difference between those two experiences usually isn't the tool itself; it's how we use it.
In this session, you'll explore:
Why AI is a "non-specific amplifier" — like a psychedelic, it reflects and magnifies whatever you bring to it, whether that's calm and agency or anxiety and reactivity
The four ways of relating to AI — (from fully human craft to fully outsourced), and how to choose your mode deliberately instead of drifting into the one that quietly drains you
The rise of "AI brain fry" — the new types of dysregulation appearing in the age of AI, and how to catch it early.
Bottom-up regulation for staying human — simple, body-first practices you can use before and between work sprints.
A guided practice to feel your own state shift in real time
How to enroll AI as a regulation partner rather than a source of overwhelm—small rituals that keep you grounded, embodied, and in your own discernment
The hypothesis
AI can be the most empowering technology we've ever had, or the most disempowering, and both are true at once. What makes the difference is whether you're relating to it from a grounded, regulated place or from a reactive one.
The skill of staying human in the age of AI is, at its root, the skill of feeling and regulating your own nervous system.
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This workshop is part of a free workshop series, offered by Jonny Miller and Nervous System Mastery—a 5-week online bootcamp to build calm, clarity, and resilience from the inside out.