Slide 1 Introduction

The Historical Implications of Human Cognitive Enhancement

How a durable increase in human cognition could change the trajectory of civilization
Civilization progression
Language Symbolic thought and shared meaning Writing Stored memory across time and distance Science Systematic knowledge about the world Industry Scaled production and mechanized power Computing Digital processing, networks, automation Cognitive Enhancement The mind itself becomes a possible site of transformation Open future
Takeaway
This technology matters historically not because it treats a condition, but because it may alter the quality of the human mind that produces history itself.
Introduction An exploration of historical consequence