The Ark and the Algorithm: Navigating the Existential Flood of Artificial Intelligence
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The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI)—and the proximate horizon of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—has precipitated a crisis that is not merely technological but profoundly spiritual. The widespread anxiety and existential dread accompanying AI's ascent are symptoms of a deeper malaise, one rooted in the collapse of the modern world's central article of faith: the ultimate supremacy of Human Intelligence (HI). For centuries, a worldview has been constructed upon the premise that human reason is the final arbiter of truth, the ultimate engine of progress, and humanity's most reliable shield against the chaos of the natural world. The emergence of a non-human, non-divine, and potentially superior intelligence directly challenges this foundational belief, creating a vacuum of meaning and security. This report will argue that this technological flood has exposed the inherent fragility of a worldview grounded solely in the measurable capacities of the human mind. It will explore the historical and philosophical currents that led to the enthronement of HI, analyse the psychological shock of its dethronement, and examine the divergent paths humanity might take in its search for a higher ground. Ultimately, it will contend that in an age where our own creation threatens to usurp our cognitive throne, belief in a transcendent Supreme Intelligence may function as a unique vessel of stability—a Noah's Ark—offering a framework of meaning and value that remains impervious to the rising waters of algorithmic change.
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