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Writing is foundational technology, argument posits

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The second part of a series on writing as a technology argues that writing is the foundational invention upon which all others, including current AI tools, are built. This installment adopts a triumphant tone, asserting writing's fundamental importance. The author plans to explore the historical objections to writing, such as its potential to cause forgetfulness, in a subsequent post. AI

IMPACT This perspective frames AI development within the historical context of writing as a foundational technology.

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Post 2 of 3 in my Writing as a Technology series went out on Monday. The argument: writing is not one important invention among many. It is the foundation the r

    Post 2 of 3 in my Writing as a Technology series went out on Monday. The argument: writing is not one important invention among many. It is the foundation the rest of them sit on, including the AI tools we are all currently arguing about. That post is triumphalist, deliberately s…

    LINKS ctnet.co.uk/most-important-invention-writ…

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