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AI's uneven impact mirrors historical tech adoption, author argues

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The internet's adoption rate, while rapid, has not been universal, with a significant portion of the global population still lacking access. This uneven distribution mirrors historical technological advancements, such as the printing press, which spread across different regions at vastly different paces. The author posits that AI's impact on human cognition may also be unevenly experienced, similar to how past technological shifts affected societies differently. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI's cognitive impact may be unevenly distributed, similar to past technological shifts.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the potential uneven impact of AI by drawing parallels to historical technological diffusion.

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    The printing press was invented in Mainz around 1450. It reached Venice in 1469 and England by 1476, but didn't reach Moscow until 1564. The Web became freely a

    The printing press was invented in Mainz around 1450. It reached Venice in 1469 and England by 1476, but didn't reach Moscow until 1564. The Web became freely available in 1993. By 2024, 68% of the world was online, which still leaves 32% without access. Even the Dark Ages weren'…

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