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Fundamental Theoretical Foundations
”The Rise of the Age of Intelligent Technologies”
Modern views on artificial intelligence are polarized: on the one hand, there are expectations for the emergence of Strong AI; on the other, a skeptical attitude that views it as just another iteration of information technologies. This state of affairs requires a systematic analysis of the nature of the observed changes and the definition of approaches to address them.
Such uncertainty is characteristic of technological phase transitions, a fact confirmed by the experience of the previous transformation associated with the rise of the Digital Age. Drawing historical parallels and analyzing structural analogies allows us to develop a more precise approach for making sense of what is happening.
The Transformation of the Concept of ”Knowledge”
Knowledge is a multi-level structure whose conceptual apparatus is under pressure from new technologies. Knowledge is structured into the "data → information → knowledge" (DIKW) hierarchy, and its analysis employs classifications such as explicit/tacit and declarative/procedural. However, this established model itself proves insufficient when technologies like large language models begin to blur the boundaries between these concepts by automating processes previously considered exclusively human. The commonly accepted conceptual apparatus is insufficient for designing the transition to the Intellectual Age — a fact we identify as a key aspect of our research.
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”Reproduction of Activity”
We define the reproduction of activity as the process of transmitting social norms and knowledge, which ensures the continuity and stability of societal structures. We distinguish between two key mechanisms. The natural mechanism is based on the direct intergenerational transfer of implicit knowledge. The artificial mechanism is activated during ruptures in transmission and relies on external, objectified carriers of standards and norms—the aggregate of which forms culture. The emergence of writing was the first fundamental example of this artificial mechanism, making it possible to alienate knowledge from its bearer and laying the foundation for its accumulation and analysis.
The Transformation of the Concept of ”Technologization”
By technologization, we understand the process of externalizing and operationalizing human activity, in which implicit knowledge and skills are translated into an explicit, reproducible technology that is alienable from the individual. We view historical development as the sequential technologization of key functions: from memory and physical labor to information processes and, at the current stage, the cognitive functions of synthesis and analysis. The current limit of development is due to the fact that the complexity of systems generated by digitalization now exceeds human cognitive abilities and the analytical apparatus of classical science.
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