Why IT Lessons Matter

Abstract

Is IT bringing humanity headlong to the brink of extinction, or does technology offer profound solutions to stave off existential doom? The elusive answer has increasingly become the topic of ongoing intellectual speculation, both pro and con. Artificial intelligence (AI) has experienced disappointing initiatives since it was first proposed in 1950. In 2023, AI exploded into popular culture. Then, Open AI unveiled the Q-Star mathematical algorithm in late 2023. This introduced the ability for generative AI to reason numerically, dramatically augmenting large language models. This rudimentary breakthrough likely created upheaval at Open AI, possibly even redimensioning the ongoing debate. In the meantime, as humankind approaches the second quarter of the 21st century, further insights may arise through evaluating the dramatic paradigm shifts brought to bear through IT in the preceding 25 years.