Jonathan Gold

2 papers in the library · 144 citations · publishing 2018-2026

Papers

Gender differences in response to a school-based mindfulness training intervention for early adolescents.

Journal of school psychology June 1, 2018 Yoona Kang, Hadley Rahrig, Kristina Eichel et al. 143 citations

Sixth graders who practiced short mindfulness meditation sessions four to five times per week for six weeks reported greater improvement in emotional wellbeing than those in an active control group. Gender moderated the effect: female meditators showed larger increases in positive affect compared to control females, while males in both groups improved equally. Among females only, gains in self-compassion were linked to better affect. The results suggest school-based mindfulness training benefits early adolescents, with distinct responses by gender.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2018.03.004 Full text Meditation Mindfulness Affect Early adolescence +2

Contemplative Superalignment

Artificial General Intelligence January 1, 2026 Ruben E. Laukkonen, Fionn Inglis, Shamil Chandaria et al. 1 citation

Prompting AI to reflect on four contemplative principles—mindfulness, emptiness, non-duality, and boundless care—improves alignment and cooperation. On the AILuminate Benchmark, performance increased with a Cohen's d of .96, and on the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma task, cooperation and joint-reward improved with a Cohen's d greater than 7. The principles help AI self-monitor goals, avoid rigid attachment, dissolve adversarial boundaries, and reduce suffering universally. Active inference is proposed as a way to integrate these principles into AI architecture. This approach offers a resilient alternative to controlling superintelligence and provides an empirical test of ancient wisdom.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-00686-8_31 Full text Meditation Buddhism Mindfulness Artificial intelligence +8