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Is AI enabling our next renaissance?

Europe’s Renaissance sparked a flowering of free thought and new ideas in the arts and elsewhere. AI could too

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    • The AI revolution challenges and extends the concept of humanism by raising questions about what it means to be human in an age of advanced machine intelligence.
    • The AI revolution challenges and extends the concept of humanism by raising questions about what it means to be human in an age of advanced machine intelligence. PHOTO: UNSPLASH

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    Sarah Daly

    Published Sat, Apr 6, 2024 · 05:00 AM

    WALKING through the streets of Florence, Italy, there is a resounding beauty that still echoes into contemporary society.

    Much of the Tuscan capital was developed during the Renaissance – a time when perspectives on the world shifted – and we can feel that still. The Renaissance (from the 14th to the 17th century) marked a significant transformation in art, culture, politics, science and the fabric of society.

    Now, we are poised for an era that can be compared with the Renaissance. Artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling this inflection point.

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