French philosopher René Descartes crowned human reason in 1637 as the foundation of existence: “Cogito, ergo sum”—”I think, therefore I am.” For centuries, our capacity to doubt, question and think has been both our compass and our identity. But what does that mean in an age where machines can “think,” generate ideas, write novels, compose symphonies and, increasingly, make decisions?
Where did the wonder go, and can AI help us find it?
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