Intelligence

Author: Maria Vogiatzaki
Affiliation: Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), UK

Technology has always been responsible for the profound transformation of the cultures that developed it. Technological advancements introduce new cognitive and symbolic systems
which, however, are not readily apparent as soon as new technologies are developed. It always took longer -even as long as generation lifespans- to assimilate, exploit and turn into practices
the cognitive possibilities opened up by any technological innovation. If it is valid to suggest that cultural evolution follows technological evolution, then we can safely assume that we are
far from the complete exploitation of the cognitive mutations we are experiencing or encountering in the new technological environment formulated by the recent advancements of communication networks and information processing technologies.
However, we can already detect an emergent (social) agenda of humanity which strives for the extension of life from the organic to the inorganic realm, shifting from what we used tocall natural processes to what we now understand as intelligent design. [...]