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AI: A New Pivotal Moment in Human History?
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In this episode, we explore the idea that Artificial Intelligence marks one of the great turning points in human history, on par with the Agricultural, Printing, and Industrial Revolutions. By looking back at how past revolutions reorganized labor, democratized resources, and reshaped societies, we frame AI as the next major epoch—one that automates cognitive tasks and even democratizes creativity itself.
But the story isn’t without tension. We discuss the risks of cognitive atrophy, the contradictions between AI’s promise and its current performance, and the possibility of sweeping societal reordering. The conversation highlights the urgent need for ethical guardrails, new approaches to education, and a reimagined social contract to help us navigate this algorithmic age responsibly.
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