AI & Human Connection with Kaamna Bhojwani and Michelle Marzullo

In this episode sexologist Kaamna Bhojwani and Chair of the CIIS Human Sexuality department Michelle Marzullo explore how we can use AI in ways that expand human flourishing—in our relationships, in our learning, and in our work.

As AI becomes embedded in both our inner lives and our institutional structures, the personal and the systemic are increasingly mirroring one another. Kaamna and Michelle invite you to ponder how we might engage AI not as a substitute for human connection, but as a tool for deepening it—and for reimagining AI as a mirror to the kind of humanness we want. In a world that seems more disconnected and disoriented, their dialogue considers the pathways to creating and consuming institutional and individual technology that is pro-social, proactive, and pro-human.

This episode was recorded during an in-person and live streamed event at California Institute of Integral Studies on May 12th, 2026.

You can watch a recording of this episode and many more episodes on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel.

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