Artificial Intelligence has often promised a planetary revolution, but the article questions whether that promise is truly something unprecedented. The central question raised is whether the current technological revolution associated with AI represents a truly unprecedented change in history.
The article presents three technological revolutions that effectively changed the world, situating them from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. These revolutions are pointed out as reference points for comparing with the current promises of Artificial Intelligence.
The text suggests that throughout history since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, there have been at least three technological moments that caused profound transformations in society, serving as a parameter to evaluate the real impact of current innovations.
