Feb. 10, 2026

Becoming More Human in the Age of AI

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Becoming More Human in the Age of AI

What happens when a tech executive building AI infrastructure has a profound spiritual awakening? Pete Sacco went from 368 pounds and type 2 diabetes to complete transformation—discovering that consciousness is eternal while designing the data centers powering the AI revolution.

Pete shares his "Commit, Learn, Do" framework, why AI will force humanity to become MORE human, his mystical experiences with plant medicine, and what his 7-year-old daughter taught him about Zen.

ABOUT PETE SACCO

Pete Sacco is a data center designer, AI infrastructure specialist, author, father of four, and grandfather of three. After a health crisis at age 39, he transformed his life—losing 178 pounds, reversing type 2 diabetes, reconnecting with his estranged son, and experiencing spiritual awakening through plant medicine. Author of "Living in Bliss: Achieve a Balanced Existence of Mind, Body, and Spirit."

 

KEY TOPICS

  • The "Commit, Learn, Do" framework for total life transformation
  • From 368 pounds and type 2 diabetes to complete remission
  • Why reconnecting with his estranged son was essential to transformation
  • AI and the future: We're at "2 AM" on a 24-hour timeline
  • Plant medicine experiences: MDMA, ketamine, and ayahuasca
  • The ayahuasca vision where he watched himself die
  • Why consciousness is non-local: "We are consciousness observing consciousness"
  • Why AI will make us MORE human, not less
  • What a 7-year-old knows about Zen that adults don't
  • How to find "spacious stillness" in chaos
  • The future of humanity in a post-scarcity world

 

CONNECT WITH PETE

Website: PeteSacco.com

Book: "Living in Bliss: Achieve a Balanced Existence of Mind, Body, and Spirit"

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00:00 - FHP_Pete Sacco SWEET AND FINAL V2

00:20 - Introduction to Finding Harmony Podcast

01:15 - Meet Pete Sako: Author of 'Living in Bliss'

01:47 - Pete's Journey: From 358 Pounds to Bliss

02:27 - Exploring Spiritual Insights in Everyday Life

04:06 - The Role of Emotions and Energetic States

05:36 - Harmony and Russell's Lighthearted Banter

06:54 - Pete's Unique Life and Career in AI

08:09 - The Future of AI and Human Potential

14:03 - Pete's Spiritual Transformation and Commitments

25:21 - The Power of Meditation and Mindfulness

30:16 - Plant Medicine and Spiritual Awakening

35:30 - Exploring Human Consciousness Through Medicine

36:36 - Ayahuasca Ceremony and Ego Confrontation

37:13 - Realizations and Peaceful Stillness

39:40 - Mystic Realizations and Pop Culture

43:21 - Scientific Exploration of Consciousness

47:53 - AI and Human Evolution

52:27 - Personal Reflections and Spirituality

01:04:58 - Wisdom from a Child's Perspective

01:10:35 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Painter + Ashtanga Yoga Teacher

Russell Altice Case began painting professionally in 1991. However, as a person who wandered from place to place for over a decade, he didn't establish a permanent studio space until settling in San Francisco. In 2016 he has relocated his studio space to Calgary, Canada, where he resides and continues to create stunning works of art.

Russell has been practicing and teaching Ashtanga yoga for more than 25 years. An Authorized level II teacher through Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, a humble and refined teacher, Case is known for his joking spirit, and his perpetual eye toward social justice work. When Pattabhi Jois invited him to his pranayama class in 2007 he considered this distinction to be the highest grade.

First and foremost his work is convincing cynical skeptics to the efficacy of mindfulness practice, and his art work is distinctly post-structuralist as it weaves a range of intertextual connections and cultural motifs through its field of view.

That is to say..
Who are we looking at all these things?
Where does the seer reside?
Who is the one doing the looking at all of these things?

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Finding Harmony Host / Coach / Spiritual Wellness Teacher

Harmony Slater is a Spiritual Wellness Coach whose mission is to support spiritually-curious entrepreneurs with “science-backed woo” to create a deeply fulfilling life and a business they love.

She's a National Board Certified Health Coach, Certified in both Quantum Coaching and in the Mastery Coaching Methods. She's also Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, one of less than 20 women in the world to hold this honour, after training in India for 15 years.

She began travelling to East Asia in 2002 to study Buddhism, after completing two degrees in Philosophy and Eastern Religious Studies. In 2004, I began a life-long love affair with India, spending the next 15 years living there for extended periods of time immerse in Yoga practice, Vipassana meditation, Ayurveda, and Philosophy.

For the past 20+ years Harmony's been focused on sharing these deeper teachings + practices of multidimensional wellness to support women around the world in eliminating midlife burnout + restoring joy, to create a life and wellness business that nourishes both their soul and bank account. She's taught workshops and retreats in over 30 different countries.

She’s the host of the Finding Harmony Podcast, an active Board Member for the non-profit organization Yoga Gives Back, and has been featured in two anthologies on yoga, pregnancy, and motherhood in: ‘Yoga Sadhana for Mothers’ and ‘Strength and Grace: A collection of Essays by Women of Ashtanga Yoga.’