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DIGITAL MIND & CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM MEDIA ART EXPERIMENTS? (conversation on 9th December 2023, Silesian Science Festival in Katowice, Poland)
Derrick de KERCKHOVE1, Anna MAJ2
Publication language: English
artykuł naukowy|Varia
Transformations No. 4(123)2024, Publication date: 30 December 2024
Keywords: Connective intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), LLMs, biological intelligence, human body, perception & thinking, machine creativity, robotic art, cognitive technologies, capitalism & technology, objective imaginary
Abstract At the beginning of the digital revolution, Derrick de Kerckhove developed the idea of connected intelligence, highlighting the concept of connection and interaction, global exchange and conversation, which appeared in the Internet era. Today, generative artificial intelligence in large language models is taking another step toward intelligence development. These models organize the monumental cognitive capital of humanity, and people are not entirely perceiving this, as they are busy playing with the newest chatbots and other gadgets. On the other hand, AI and robots are performing more and more creative tasks: they create visual arts, movies, music, literature, and even dance and ballet. The idea of creativity and the goals of the educational system have to undergo deep reflection. It is an exciting time for the next generations to come and for us all to learn new ways of using cognitive technologies for the common good.
visiting professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy
ORCID: 0000-0001-7549-2888
E-mail: derrick.dekerckhove@unina.it
University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
ORCID: 0000-0003-3958-267X
E-mail: anna.maj@us.edu.pl