The Wisdom & AI Summit 2026 is a two-day immersive gathering dedicated to one central, uncomfortable, and necessary question: How do we build AI in service to human flourishing? On May 13–14, 2026, in San Francisco, CA, leading minds in artificial intelligence will sit side-by-side with pioneers in mindfulness, well-being, and human consciousness to explore what it means to guide technology with wisdom rather than just speed and scale.
Across keynotes, conversations, and shared experiences, the summit invites participants to step beyond hype and fear into an honest inquiry: Is this technology making us more human, or less? Instead of treating AI as an abstract, purely technical issue, the event frames it as a deeply human question about attention, values, and the future we are collectively building.
A Visionary, Cross-Disciplinary Lineup
The Wisdom & AI Summit brings together some of the most respected voices in social change, contemplative practice, and media, alongside leaders in technology and ethics. The visionary speaker lineup includes Tarana Burke, Tristan Harris, Jack Kornfield, Byron Katie, Arianna Huffington, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Anderson Cooper, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Gisele Bündchen, and Chelsea Handler, hosted by Soren Gordhamer.
These speakers stand at the intersection of storytelling, activism, psychology, mindfulness, and technology. Together, they will explore how AI can either deepen human addiction and distraction or support health, wisdom, and well-being. Their perspectives are meant to challenge assumptions, open new possibilities, and offer grounded guidance for anyone who cares about the future of tech and humanity.
The Central Inquiry: What Is AI in Service To?
At the heart of the summit is one essential question: What is AI in service to? Over two days, talks and discussions will return to this inquiry again and again, examining whether AI is currently serving profit, compulsion, and ignorance—or whether it can be reoriented toward resilience, clarity, and collective flourishing.
Sessions will look at how AI shapes attention, mental health, society, and culture. Rather than only focusing on innovation and disruption, the summit emphasizes inner qualities such as mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion as the necessary foundation for any technology that truly serves people. The intent is not just to critique the status quo, but to co-create a wiser path forward.
Immersive Experience and Human Connection
The Wisdom & AI Summit is designed as a full-day immersive experience, with space for both structured content and genuine human connection. Community-hosted dinners will take place throughout San Francisco, offering a rare chance to connect intimately with fellow attendees before diving deep into the sessions.
These dinners make it possible to share stories, build relationships, and explore how AI is impacting real people’s lives and work. By the time attendees step into the main program, they are already part of a living community—one that can continue to collaborate long after the summit ends.
What You’ll Take Home
Participants can expect to leave the Wisdom & AI Summit 2026 not only better informed about where AI is headed, but more grounded in their own relationship to technology. The event aims to equip people with:
- Clearer frameworks for discerning whether specific technologies support or erode human well-being
- A deeper understanding of how mindfulness and ethics can guide AI development and use
- A renewed sense of possibility about what can emerge when wisdom, compassion, and human potential lead innovation
Ultimately, this gathering is for AI builders, policymakers, creators, and everyday users who want to participate in shaping a future where technology amplifies our humanity instead of diminishing it.
To learn more and reserve your place, visit:
WisdomAISummit.com