Activate, Use, Enhance!

With everything that has befallen us, and with the 4th Industrial Revolution in full-full swing - let's pause for a moment and remind ourselves at the beginning of the new 2025 how truly magnificent human beings are, at least they still are.

“Every day you work on AI, you see the big gap between human intelligence and AI. Artificial intelligence is nowhere near the real thing, says German AI researcher dr. Wolfgang Wahlster, Chief Executive Advisor and a former CEO and Scientific Director of the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence.

Link: https://sciencebusiness.net/news/artificial-intelligence-nowhere-near-real-thing-says-german-ai-chief

But that same human intelligence and the perception of reality itself are increasingly deteriorating in the 4th industrial revolution. More than ten years ago, another scientist, internationally renowned German psychiatrist, psychologist and neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer warned uncontrolled and compulsive utilization of digital tools and digital media would have harmful consequences across multiple facets of people's lives - and he was right, detrimental outcomes are gaining momentum. What we don’t use, we lose, whether it is the musculoskeletal system that deteriorates due to a sedentary lifestyle and the lack of movement or our cognitive functions that deteriorate due to uncontrolled and excessive use of digital technology.

More about digital dementia: Ali Z, Janarthanan J, Mohan P. (2024, 23. Sep).Understanding Digital Dementia and Cognitive Impact in the Current Era of the Internet: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11499077/

Let's be vigilant and aware of where our true powers and strengths lie! Activate, use, enhance all your capacities and systems, there's a reason we have such a complex biological machine - our body. Wishing all of you, all the best!