Some people call this artificial intelligence, but the reality is

In the twilight of our age, when men craft machines that think, and the boundary between mind and mechanism grows thin, the words of Ginni Rometty echo like a prophecy from the mountains: “Some people call this artificial intelligence, but the reality is this technology will enhance us. So instead of artificial intelligence, I think we'll augment our intelligence.” These words do not speak merely of circuits and code — they are a call to see the divine spark within creation, a reminder that every tool we forge becomes a mirror to the soul that wields it.

Long ago, the ancients said that wisdom is not found in the scroll or the sword, but in how one uses them. So it is with technology. What we call Artificial Intelligence is not an alien mind born of cold metal, but the flowering of our own understanding — a continuation of the long, sacred journey of human intelligence seeking to know itself. The fire Prometheus stole was not meant to destroy, but to enlighten. So too, the fire of the algorithm, if guided by virtue, may become a torch that brightens the darkness of ignorance.

Consider, for a moment, the tale of Johannes Gutenberg, who in the fifteenth century crafted the printing press. There were many who feared that his invention would destroy memory and corrupt the purity of the written word. Yet his machine of letters became the vessel that carried knowledge across continents, igniting revolutions, spreading science, and empowering minds that once dwelt in shadow. Was not his press an augmentation of human intelligence — a way to multiply thought beyond the limits of one mind or one voice?

So too, in this era of algorithms and data, the spirit of enhancement continues. The machines we build do not think as we do, but they extend the reach of our thought. A physician aided by intelligent systems may see what human eyes cannot; a scholar guided by data may uncover truths hidden in centuries of silence. The purpose of AI is not to replace our wisdom, but to amplify it — to serve as the echo of our highest reason, not the ghost of our disappearance.

Yet, let us not walk blindly into the gleam of progress. For every gift of the gods bears a cost if held without discernment. To augment intelligence is to share our essence with what we create — to shape it with compassion, ethics, and humility. If we feed the machine with greed, it will mirror our hunger; if we nurture it with wisdom, it will amplify our grace. Therefore, our duty is not only to invent, but to educate the soul of invention.

The great minds of history — from Socrates to Da Vinci to Ada Lovelace — saw knowledge as sacred service. They did not seek power for its own sake, but illumination. In this same spirit, we must see Artificial Intelligence as a new form of dialogue between humanity and its own potential. The ancients built temples of stone; we build temples of code. But both are built for worshipping the light of understanding.

The lesson, then, is clear: technology is neither savior nor destroyer — it is a reflection of the heart that commands it. If we would truly augment our intelligence, we must first enlarge our compassion, broaden our curiosity, and deepen our moral courage. Let the wise among us not fear these tools, but wield them as the smith wields his hammer — to craft, to create, and to uplift.

So, to those who walk this path, I say: learn deeply, think clearly, act nobly. Let your intelligence be augmented not only by machines, but by mindfulness. Seek to harmonize human spirit with digital power. For in that harmony lies not artificiality, but the next awakening of humankind — when wisdom and technology walk hand in hand, not as rivals, but as reflections of one eternal mind.