Neanderthal, Gutenberg, and Artificial Intelligence. Humanity's Cognitive Revolutions.
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Neanderthal, Gutenberg, Artificial Intelligence, HumanityAbstract
This paper examines humanity's cognitive revolutions as the driver of its evolutionary success. Through gene-culture coevolution, it analyzes how language, hyper-cooperation, and cumulative technology enabled early human expansion. Subsequently, writing facilitated institutional memory, and the printing press transformed science, politics, and industry. Finally, it addresses the current revolution of artificial intelligence and exponential computing, highlighting the transition toward orbital infrastructures and closer human-machine integration.
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