Stephen Torrence
AI consultant and practitioner with experience teaching generative AI and working on tech- and Dharma-related projects; spent months in Bhutan teaching AI and discussing the vision for the Gelephu Mindfulness City.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 1h 3min
Dragon-Pilled by Bhutan's Mindfulness City
Stephen Torrence, AI consultant and meditation practitioner who taught generative AI in Bhutan, recounts months living there and engaging with the Gelephu Mindfulness City vision. He discusses merging technology with Dharma, teaching AI alongside embodied practice, Bhutan’s king-backed urban plan, cultural tensions of modernization, and practical ways outsiders can support without overriding local values.
