Does Imitation Preserve the Original?: Exploring Spiritual Intelligence in the Interplay between Human and Artifical Intelligence

Abstract

This theoretical study examines the effects of Artificial Intelligence-a rapidly advancing global phenomenon increasingly permeating all aspects of life-on the intelligence and psychology of its human creators. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence, the concept of intelligence has expanded beyond humans and animals to include inorganic systems, fundamentally altering its definition and scope. While Artificial Intelligence provides various benefits and conveniences, it also raises critical concerns and questions, such as: “How has this phenomenon, which originates by imitating human intelligence and evolves at an astonishing pace, come to influence the intelligence and psychology of its creator?”, “Will human intelligence, which gave rise to Artificial Intelligence, be sufficient to resolve the challenges emerging in this new context?”, “How will ethical, philosophical, legal, and cultural issues be addressed? This article suggests that the construct of spiritual intelligence could be considered one of the potential resources for dealing with the questions at hand. Spiritual intelligence, with its capacities, appears to merit further exploration as a distinctive human attribute. It could play a crucial role in tackling both the current challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence research and technologies and the anticipated difficulties of the future, particularly if Artificial General and Super Intelligence levels are reached.