Knowledge, Wisdom and AI.
My reflections, opinions and beliefs on preparing for the future.
Information to Knowledge.
Informing is telling someone about something, This “telling” is act of passing information.
Gathering information starts at birth with parents, Watching and listening, Interacting and experiencing, Enough information gives us ability to undertake meaningful two-way communication, Sharing and receiving information.
Gathering information helps build worldview, Our personal sum of world experiences, Mind receives new information and associates it with worldview creating understanding and knowledge.
We know fire is hot remember burnt fingers, We have knowledge of fire, Plato defined knowledge as “Justified true belief”.
Knowledge informs action, Action’s usefulness determines value, Value motivating our lifelong pursuit of new knowledge, Helps us nurture next generation.
Wisdom.
I think wisdom is capacity of judging rightly in matters relating to life and conduct.
Accolade of wisdom value judgement bestowed by admirer, “rightly” appellation absolutely depends upon social context.
AI.
Knowledge and wisdom strictly human attributes, Computers have no self-awareness, Total inability to do anything other than run programs manipulating information encoded as data, Humans designed them, Made them, Programmed them and interpret results.
AI has misleading name and has never achieved its goal of simulating intelligence, During years of research useful tools Machine Learning and Deep learning developed, Algorithmic processes for detecting and predicting patterns.
AI has no awareness and no intelligence, AI merely manipulates data representing information, Useful tools for human convenience.
Humans in their wisdom apply hard won knowledge to develop AI applications, AI’s results interpreted by knowledgeable humans.
Very hard to understand let alone validate complex AI processes and outputs, Vacuum due to lack of explanation filled by hype and misinformation.
Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Term popularised in 2016, Represents coalescing of technologies ranging from artificial intelligence gene editing to advanced robotics, Blurring boundaries between physical digital and biological worlds.
Everything is speeding up, Making us more dependent on huge rapidly evolving machine frameworks, Heavy consumers of finite non-renewable resources, Frameworks have demonstrated frailty to supply chain interruptions caused by pandemics and now extreme weather events, Wildfires and floods.
Way Forward.
It all sounds doom and gloom, But I believe there is way forward, Simplify supply network and move to local production of “must-have” survival items, Change financed through increasingly heavy taxation on non-renewable products services and resources.
Blessed be.
