Shai Tubali is a philosopher and researcher specializing in the philosophy of religion, consciousness studies, and artificial intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. in the philosophy of religion from the University of Leeds, where his dissertation explored transformative dialogue across Eastern and Western traditions, particularly through the lens of Pierre Hadot and Jiddu Krishnamurti. Recently completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Leeds, Shai’s work examined how AI mirrors human cognitive processes and raises existential questions. Author of 21 books, Shai’s writings include The Transformative Philosophical Dialogue (Springer Nature, 2023) and Cosmos and Camus: Science Fiction and the Absurd (Peter Lang, 2020).