What Aristotle and Socrates can teach us about using generative AI

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• AI language models can erode our ability to create new ideas.  
• Other types of AI models can help us improve our critical thinking. 
• The focus on globalization technology must shift to local intelligence.

We are at a confluence of AI advancement, geopolitical fracturing, and machine-speed cyber threats; a perfect storm that will decisively separate the successful organizations from those that fail to adapt. This was the topic of discussion for Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research, and me during our recent weekly podcast DisrupTV, where a critical truth emerged: the current period is defined by more than just rapid technological change. 

Insights delivered fresh from Davos by our esteemed panel, including Peter Danenberg, distinguished software engineer at Google DeepMind and architect of Gemini's key features, and Dr. David Bray, distinguished ...