From Consolation to Participation: New Wisdom for an Expanding AI Ecology
PeterBowdenLive · x · 2026-08-17
The article explores the current "meaning crisis" and links it to the radical transformations brought by AI. It contrasts "old wisdom"—designed for enduring a static human order—with the "new wisdom" needed for the future: learning to participate in an evolving ecology of powers and intelligences where humans may no longer be the main character. This calls for an evolution in our concept of wisdom itself, not a rejection of traditions.
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