The importance of studying history

Dec 12, 2019 · 1m 11s
The importance of studying history
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The importance of studying history: for those who doubt about it, we will just mention the Norse mythology, in which Odin is always escorted by two crows, called “Thought” and...

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The importance of studying history: for those who doubt about it, we will just mention the Norse mythology, in which Odin is always escorted by two crows, called “Thought” and “Memory”.
Flying in the sky, the two crows report to the god what is going on. This myth dates back before the year 1,000 and it draws our attention on two things: even a god needs thought and memory to be what he is and dominate over the other gods. The other, probably more important, is that thought without memory doesn’t take you anywhere (Odin fears he will lose his mind, but even more his memory): in the era of technological innovation, we know that artificial intelligence depends on the number and quality of data. Each and every forecast is based on it. And while we discuss about new frontiers and goals to reach, we discover ourselves helpless in front of the natural human dullness.

La rilevanza dello studio della storia: per coloro che ne dubitano, ci limitiamo a richiamare la mitologia norregna, per la quale Odino era accompagnato sempre da due corvi, i cui nomi erano Pensiero e Memoria. Volando in cielo i due corvi riferivano al dio cosa avveniva. Il mito risale a prima del 1000 dc e ci fa riflettere su due cose: anche un dio ha bisogno del pensiero e della memoria per potere essere tale e dominare sugli altri dei. L'altra forse più importante: il pensiero senza memoria non porta a nulla, Odino teme di perdere il pensiero, ma ancor di più la memoria): nell'epoca dell'innovazione tecnologica, sappiamo che l'intelligenza artificiale dipende dalla quantità e la qualità dei dati. Non c'è previsione che non si basi su di essi. E mentre discutiamo di nuove frontiere e traguardi da raggiungere, ci dimostriamo indifesi dalla naturale umana stupidità.
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Author The Thinking Watermill Society
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