When Will the Homunculus in the Bottle Finally Awaken: Humans, Artificial, Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence

Over the past few years, "artificial intelligence" technology has certainly captured people's attention. It has leaped from simple "categorization tasks" to becoming a match for professional human artists and writers. AI-generated works can now win professional art competitions, defeat "real images" in photography contests, and pass medical and legal professional competency tests that even humans find challenging. Some people are excited by this, while others are terrified. We're witnessing another historical turning point—one that could shatter social equilibrium and propel us into the next era, much like the Industrial Revolution, the printing press, or photography equipment. But we don't seem ready to embrace it. After all, when facing something completely unknown, no amount of preparation has a "precedent" to draw from.