The Frontier Beyond Fear

Our spiritual nature as human beings is far superior to anything the materialism of technology can manufacture or project.  When will we be mature enough as a species to move beyond the fear that misleads us into glorifying technology, disempowering ourselves in the process?  It started long ago.  Will we find a better way forwards?

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

Episodes related to Artificial Intelligence are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com

Fallen Branch photo by Susan Larison Danz during her morning walk June 2, 2026. Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

If so-called artificial "superintelligence" (ASI) ever comes into existence, here on Earth or anywhere else, why has it not made its presence known across time or across space?  Its silence is deafening.

This episode includes Susan Larison Danz's new short story on this topic, Extinction Level #4, contained in her May 30, 2026 blog post Ever Nearly: https://bridgebldr.blogspot.com/2026/05/ever-nearly.html 

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

Episodes related to Artificial Intelligence are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com

Crack Emerging photo by Susan Larison Danz during her morning walk June 2, 2026. Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

The runaway train AI is currently occupying was set in motion centuries ago, fueled by fear.  Runaway trains have a tendency to head off the tracks and even straight for a cliff.  Had humanity valued spiritual maturity instead, imagine the miraculous future that path would have led to.  Yet here we are.  How can spiritual maturity help us now to meaningfully reflect on the pivotal topic of our era?

This episode also contains Susan's explorations of how the technological field in general and Artificial Intelligence software development in particular felt many years ago and how all of it feels now, in retrospect and in light of deeper wisdom.

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

AI-related episodes are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com/

Stream Flow photo by Susan Larison Danz during her morning walk May 23, 2026. Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

Why are fundamental questions about how we define the nature of reality itself vitally important in our discussions of the "dangers" and "potentials" of AI (Artificial Intelligence)?  This very much includes spiritual perspectives, even while realizing those viewpoints can and do vary widely.  Are we considering the actual nature of consciousness or perspectives on the afterlife? 

There are also variations in how we can view AI through a limited "materialistic" lens.  Strictly "materialistic" perspectives will never be sufficient because they do not acknowledge what even Alan Turing reluctantly observed regarding evidence of spiritual phenomena in our world.

The definition of "superintelligence" presumes that it is possible to develop technology that is superior in capability to human beings.  When one considers spiritual, intuitive perspectives, many of us will choose to disagree.  

There also appears to be a common assumption that whatever "superintelligent" AI might do is oriented linearly in time, which is not theoretically expansive enough.  We see no evidence of AI developing non-linear "time traveling" or interdimensional capabilities - those "dangers" and "potentials" would have an impact on everywhere and in "everywhen", and from multiple species, not just "us", not just "here", and not only "in the future".

The catalyst for this particular episode was viewing "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" over the weekend.  

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

AI-related episodes are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com/

Cloud Layers photo by Susan Larison Danz during her morning walk May 7, 2026. Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

How can we seek and create spaces of quiet in a world that emphasizes the opposite?

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

AI-related episodes are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com/

Early Roses photo by Susan Larison Danz from her walk the morning of May 7, 2026.  Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

Focusing regularly on the Beauty around us is essential to restoring and nurturing our inner peace, no matter what is going on in our lives or the world.

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

Hidden Stream photo by Susan Larison Danz from her walk the morning of April 22, 2026.  Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

In our journeys as human beings with very real and precious emotions, how can our spiritual paths help us?

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

Ethereal Skies photo by Susan Larison Danz from her walk the morning of April 12, 2026.  Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

On Earth Day and every day, we can be encouraged by mindfully observing the Beauty of Nature.  This will not only inspire us and restore our inner peace.  It will help us to focus on what truly matters in our lives and in the world.  This is the path to developing our spiritual maturity, which is far more nurturing and impactful than any other form of so-called "advancement".

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

AI-related episodes are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com/

Everyday Lilacs photo by Susan Larison Danz from her walk to and from her mailbox the afternoon of April 9, 2026.  Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

The title of this long-running podcast "The Frontier Beyond Fear" makes a very bold statement about fear.

We return to the question: How can we ease our fears?  

Does "The Frontier Beyond Fear" exist in the midst of our unfolding human experience?

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

AI-related episodes are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com/

Clouds and Blue Skies photo by Susan Larison Danz from her walk the afternoon of April 9, 2026.  Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.

How can we reclaim a sense of clarity no matter what circumstances we are encountering in our lives and in the world?

With degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics (and early experience in AI language model development), writer, researcher, mystic and philosopher Susan Larison Danz, M.S., combines logic with spirituality in all of her endeavors, sharing a free-flowing authentic, intuitive and liberating perspective with listeners.

Visit The Frontier Beyond Fear website here: http://frontierbeyondfear.com

AI-related episodes are here: http://ourleapbeyondai.com/

Clear Flowing Waters photo by Susan Larison Danz from her walk the morning of April 7, 2026. Now in its 16th year, The Frontier Beyond Fear podcast is hosted by a genuine human being.