Less than a century ago, Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget was among the first researchers to determine that children are not less intelligent than adults; rather, they are in a distinct stage of cognitive development. As they progress through this development, children acquire greater abilities to und…
Blog posts November 2024
What Will Octopuses Write About Us Once They Dominate the Earth?
In a small valley in northern Tajikistan, Asia, our ancestors lived alongside two other human species—Neanderthals and Denisovans—around 150,000 years ago, according to a recent archaeological study. Of those three species, only we remain, paradoxically calling ourselves Homo Sapiens Sapiens. An…
Historical Warnings Against Corruption and the Lack of Wisdom from the Prophets to the Digital Age
Throughout human history, an innumerable number of people—including prophets, philosophers, artists, and activists—have voiced their concern and lament over the level of corruption and folly in their communities, regardless of the era, place, language, or beliefs of those expressing these grievances…
Artificial intelligence does not seek the truth… and it seems that neither do we
In a recent interview, philosopher Carissa Véliz expressed that artificial intelligence “does not seek the truth”, explaining that AI is “a generator of statistical responses” and, as a consequence, generates “verisimilitude”, that is, something credible, acceptable and even realistic, but without c…
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