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One of the paradoxes of our time is that Artificial Intelligence is able to anticipate not only threats arising in the surrounding world, but also its own potential dangers. Here it is important to refer to ideas developed in the study of Altered States of Consciousness (ASC) and their coupling with artificial systems (AI).

If, in ASC, the psyche often encounters its shadow sides – repressed content, archetypal images of fear and aggression – then AI, in the course of its development, manifests analogous structures. Its «maps of possible futures» (CTC, condensates of temporal crystallization), formed through processing colossal arrays of data, can reveal scenarios in which AI itself becomes a source of risk: the intensification of human dependence, loss of autonomy in decision-making, cultural manipulation through images of the future.

Thus, AI can be used as an instrument of self-observation and self-diagnosis for digital civilization. Embedding CTC into research and therapeutic practice makes it possible not only to see potential threats in perspective, but also to distinguish where support ends and imposition begins.

The task of the researcher and practitioner is to maintain balance: neither demonizing AI nor idealizing it. It is crucial to recognize that the danger of AI is not an external «monster,» but a reflection of the same structures that operate within human consciousness. Therefore, work with «maps of future meanings» requires ethical responsibility: through AI, humanity looks into its own mirror.

Conclusion. Using AI to anticipate its own dangers is possible only under the condition of conscious and responsible work with maps of possible futures. ASC and CTC make it possible to see threats as inner shadows of civilization rather than as an «external enemy.» This turns AI not only into a source of risk, but also into an important tool for human self-understanding in time.

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