The New Intelligence: Connect Ideas. explore. I listen

The book "The New Intelligence: Connect Ideas. Explore. Enjoy" by the Italian engineer and businessman Arturo Artom, provides an exciting and guiding intellectual and strategic guide for anyone who feels confused by the rapid boom in artificial intelligence and the contemporary digital revolution. The text starts from an optimistic, restorative hypothesis that asserts that our minds do not face a destructive threat, but rather go through a stage of “adapted evolutionary transformation” to live in a more rapid and complex environment. The author addresses directly the traditional people who studied hard and were committedWith strict professional rules, to alleviate their anxiety, explaining that the old systems based on “vertical specialized knowledge” and the traditional sense of duty are no longer sufficient on their own. Because the speed of reality change is exceeding the speed of our ability to traditional learning, which makes specific competencies expire and become obsolete at an unprecedented speed.The text takes the reader on an interesting journey to redefine human intelligence, as Artum puts forward a central idea that “the future is not for those with narrow vertical intelligence (which are traditionally superior), but for horizontal minds.” Today, victory no longer goes to the one who possesses or stores more information (because the machine does it efficiently), but rather to the one who has the ability to “connect dots and ideas” intelligently and quickly, and to see unclear relationships between distant fields such as science, art, history, and technology. What is surprising about this book isThe author's bold defense of daily habits that many experts see as negative, such as scrolling or quick browsing on smartphones. Artum considers it to be “exercises for the new intelligence” that train the mind to quickly move between contexts, pick up indicators, and be able to make instantaneous decisions amidst a torrent of flowing information.The author concludes his formulation of this concept by focusing on the importance of “building networks and communication” as a cognitive and perceptual category, not just fleeting social relationships, calling for the necessity of introducing the concept of “pleasure and fun that stimulate creativity, curiosity, and the courage to make mistakes” into the core of the educational process and business management, because fear and literal adherence to rules do not create innovation. This work represents a motivating text for students, professionals, and entrepreneurs, as it urges them to adopt a flexible mindset that masters asking the right questions instead of memorizing...The answers, and continuous and mutual learning between generations to lead change instead of fearing it or surrendering to it.