AI in Kali Yuga by Josh Roy

Date: 22nd February 2026

Time: 10:00 AM – 13:00 PM 

Location: Bhakti Lounge, Bhaktivedanta Manor,Dharam Marg,Hilfield Lane, Waford – WD25 8HE

Course Description

We are living in Kali Yuga, an age marked by distraction, ego, confusion, and the weakening of truth. Artificial Intelligence, while powerful and useful, has the potential to amplify these very tendencies if used unconsciously. This session invites participants to step back and ask a deeper question: How do we engage with AI without letting it distance us from Krishna, humility, and bhakti?

Drawing from bhakti philosophy and lived experience at the intersection of technology and service, this talk explores AI not as an enemy, but as a tool that must be placed under dharma. The session examines how AI can subtly affect attention, identity, truthfulness, and dependence, and how these impacts show up in daily life for students, professionals, and creators.

Participants will be guided through a clear dharmic framework to help them use AI consciously without weakening spiritual qualities such as humility, focus, sincerity, and devotion. The emphasis is not on rejection of modern tools, but on alignment: using intelligence without inflating ego, efficiency without losing presence, and innovation without forgetting service.

The session concludes with an interactive discussion and practical workshop, where attendees reflect on real-life AI use cases and learn simple, applicable principles to keep Krishna at the center while navigating the modern world.

Who This Course Is For:
Youth, professionals, devotees, and seekers who want to stay spiritually grounded while engaging fully with contemporary technology.

Participants leave with clarity, discernment, and practical tools to engage with AI in a way that supports bhakti rather than distracts from it — learning how to live consciously in Kali Yuga without losing their spiritual anchor.

Teacher Bio

Josh Roy is an award-winning entrepreneur and researcher based in the US, born and raised in the UK, of Kolkata Indian origin. Guided from an early age by the principle of *seva* (selfless service), he began volunteering at food banks at age seven, discovering a lifelong commitment to serving others. This ethos now defines his work at the intersection of technology, science, and entrepreneurship. At 19, Josh developed an AI-optimized gene-editing solution to combat Cassava Mosaic Disease, a major threat to Africa’s food security, with the potential to help feed an additional 35 million people in Nigeria within months of implementation. His work has earned global recognition, including a Global Entrepreneurs Award, top honors at the TKS Global Hackathon, and US Government recognition through the O-1 extraordinary ability visa. Through his vision of “Seva at Scale,” Josh focuses on protecting global food supplies and saving lives by turning service into scalable impact.