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The modern period satisfies diagnostic criterion for a 'Major Evolutionary Transition' in human civilization. The consolidation of Internet platformed AI systems will facilitate the rise of an integrated global superorganism shaping human brain evolution and giving rise to a new form of techno-biotic cognition.
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By discussing the impact of technological advancements in the 21st century, particularly artificial intelligence, on human cognition and behavior, this article holds significant public relevance. It highlights salient social effects of an emerging human–tech superorganism on individual human beings and human groups and institutions and provides a new perspective on a possible future trajectory of brain evolution in the digital age.
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As a researcher that is excited about the integration of science and the humanities, collaborating with a neuroscientist on this publication was a fascinating expecience and a first step in a series of publications that will speculate about the future of human ideology and religion. In an upcoming publication we will explore the decline of our current religious traditions and their replacements by a new ideological framework.
Yair Lior
Boston University
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This page is a summary of: Major evolutionary transitions in culture and cognition: The anthropocene and techno-biotic cognition., Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, May 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000380.
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