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Humans structure the unknown in scientific endeavors and in design/development projects; they interact in social structures using the human ability to communicate meaningfully. These capabilities give humans the power to control our world. Recent technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI) prompt proponents to argue that they lead to utopias where intelligent machines exercise power over humans, control and restrict our freedom, and rule the world. This paper analyzes the human capability of structuring the unknown and argues that AI will never be able to develop sufficient capacity for the capability of structuring the unknown.
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Holten, R., Rosenkranz, C. (2019). The Power of Structuring the Unknown–A Unique Human Capability. In: Bergener, K., Räckers, M., Stein, A. (eds) The Art of Structuring. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06234-7_2
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