How Stone Tools, Fire, and Language Paved the Highway to Artificial Intelligence
This article explores the evolutionary history of human communication, linking the development of stone tools and physical anatomy to the emergence of modern artificial intelligence. It argues that language is the foundational technology that enabled current digital systems.
Why it matters
Understanding the deep-time origins of symbolic communication provides a unique perspective on the trajectory and implications of AI development.
Acheulian bifacial tools (hand-axes) from Burnham Beeches, Bucks. Image Source: This file comes from the Wellcome Collection, a website operated by Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation based in the United Kingdom CC BY 4.0
The article presents a scientific and philosophical argument regarding human evolution and technology.
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