12/06/2025
Announcing a webinar: “From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Wisdom”
December 7
04:00 pm UTC+0
(Toronto: 11:00 am, London: 04:00 pm, Warsaw: 05:00 pm, New Delhi: 09:30 pm, )
By Dr. Robert Finkelstein
Robotic Technology Inc.,President and University of Maryland
As with “intelligence,” there are many definitions of wisdom and none are totally satisfactory. Our pragmatic definition of wisdom is: a system that is wise has the ability to perceive both the forest and the trees. This metaphoric definition encompasses what we think is the essential aspect of wisdom: the integration of broad understanding (the forest) with attention to detail (the trees). A wise system, in making a judgment, contemplates the broad context of a problem and its potential widespread impact on many affected entities and long-term goals (the scope), as well its narrow effect on individual entities and short-term goals (the detail). AI excels at executing micro-tasks, but misses the big picture. When integrated with an AI system, artificial wisdom (AW) enables the AI system to exercise judgment that is both precise and holistic, ensuring that tactical decisions align with higher-level objectives while avoiding costly or narrow-sighted actions. We have coined a portmanteau word to encompass cognitive processes or judgments that are both precise and holistic: “prolistic.”
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