Autonoetic Intelligence: A Human-AI System for Being with the Time Being

Our futures often feel estranged from us, leading us to poor, short-term decision-making. In this paper, we present human-AI interactions with future-self agents that empower deeper emotional relationships with our psychological future selves, helping individuals cultivate better long-term thinking. We investigate how human-AI interactions can scaffold — and inhibit — creative future simulation, wayfinding, and self-continuity. Finally, we call for the incorporation of more autonoetic elements into human-AI systems, to cultivate the timescape of human experience towards long-term wellbeing.