We sit down with Samantha Sweetwater, author of True Human and founder of One Life Circle, for a deep and honest conversation about what it really means to become “truly human” in a world moving at breakneck speed.

We talk about emergence as something both beautiful and destabilizing. We explore the difference between living from domination versus living from reciprocity. And we ask a simple but profound question: what if embodied attunement - paying attention to how life actually feels in our bodies and relationships - is the most important design principle of our time?

Samantha shares a grounded perspective on AI that avoids both hype and fear. She speaks candidly about how powerful these tools are, how easily we can become captured by them, and why the next wave of autonomous agents could amplify extraction at a scale we barely understand.

From there, the conversation turns toward community, trust, and what we call “fidelity” or “viscosity” - the kinds of relationships and shared spaces that take time, that have texture, and that remind us we belong to something real. We reflect on art, ceremony, and the possibility of a renaissance - not as nostalgia, but as a collective remembering of our place within the living world.

If you feel the tension between the speed of the digital world and the slower truths of bodies, nature, and face-to-face community, this episode will resonate.

Guest: Samantha Sweetwater
True Human: https://www.samanthasweetwater.com/

Hosted by Alex de Carvalho and Rudy de Waele, Voices of Emergence brings together thinkers, builders, and creators exploring how new systems of meaning, leadership, and regeneration are emerging through us: voicesofemergence.com

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