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Surviving in an #AI-Driven World & a Misunderstood Liberalism

22 Dec

From Blind Progress to Responsible Thinking – Why Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Education Matter More Than Ever

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Introduction – Why this résumé exists

We are living in a time where technological progress is accelerating faster than our collective ability to reflect on its consequences. Artificial Intelligence now influences how we learn, communicate, work, judge, and even define truth. At the same time, liberalism—once rooted in responsibility, civic duty, and respect for shared rules—is increasingly misunderstood as an unlimited right to act without consequence.

#RealWorld and #VirtualWorld are bidirectional.
Each influences the other.
In 2014, I published an article called “Internet the Savant Child,” followed in 2024 by “Internet the Savant Child (PART 2): Will AI Make the Internet and People More Intelligent?” Make sure to read those articles first to better understand the evolution of this reflection.

This résumé tutorial is not an attack on progress, technology, or freedom. It is a warning against blind acceptance. A warning that a society which abandons ethical boundaries, critical thinking, and education in the name of speed, comfort, or individual desire risks losing its cohesion, its democracy, and its humanity.

The following synthesis brings together a series of tutorials exploring how misunderstood liberalism and uncritical AI adoption reinforce each other—and how education, ethics, and #ReverseTHINKing can help us survive, adapt, and rebuild responsibly.

Part I – When Liberalism Loses Its Meaning

From freedom to irresponsibility

Classical liberalism was never about chaos. It was built on a delicate balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility. Today, that balance is increasingly broken. Freedom is often interpreted as:

  • “I do what I want”
  • “Rules are obstacles”
  • “Tradition is outdated”

This distortion weakens social trust, respect for institutions, and the idea of vivre ensemble. Without shared limits, freedom turns against itself.

Read my tutorials about #Liberalism below (in EN and in FR)

The silent erosion of civic education

As civic instruction loses importance, younger generations are left without clear reference points:

  • What are rights and duties?
  • Why do laws exist?
  • Why does democracy require discipline, not just opinion?

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR)

This vacuum makes societies vulnerable—not only politically, but technologically.

Part II – AI: A Mirror of Our Thinking (and Our Negligence)

AI is not neutral

Artificial Intelligence does not think. It reflects.

  • It reflects data we provide
  • It reflects values we encode
  • It reflects biases we ignore

When deployed without ethics, AI amplifies the very weaknesses already present in society: superficial thinking, speed over depth, efficiency over meaning.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

Automation without reflection

In an AI-driven world, decisions are increasingly delegated:

  • Algorithms recommend what to read
  • Systems decide who qualifies
  • Automation replaces dialogue

Without critical oversight, humans risk becoming passive users rather than responsible decision-makers.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

Part III – The Dangerous Alliance: Misunderstood Liberalism & AI

When misunderstood liberalism meets AI, a dangerous loop emerges:

  • “I am free, therefore I do not question.”
  • “The system knows better than me.”
  • “Technology will fix it.”

This combination discourages responsibility while increasing dependency. Freedom becomes outsourced. Thinking becomes optional.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

A society that stops questioning will not notice when it is no longer free.

Part IV – Education as the Missing Firewall

Why technology alone cannot save us

No regulation, no algorithm, no innovation can replace educated judgment. Education must evolve—not to serve machines, but to teach humans how to live with them.

This requires:

  • Ethical frameworks
  • Civic responsibility
  • Social intelligence
  • Critical and proactive thinking

Relearning how to think

Education should not only transmit knowledge, but train minds to:

  • Question narratives
  • Detect manipulation
  • Understand consequences
  • Respect limits

Without this, AI accelerates ignorance rather than progress.

Part V – #ReverseTHINKing as a Survival Skill

Breaking mental automatisms

#ReverseTHINKing is not about rejecting technology or freedom. It is about interrupting automatic thinking:

  • Why do I believe this?
  • Who benefits?
  • What is missing?
  • What are the long-term consequences?

From passive consumption to responsible action

Read my tutorials (in EN and in FR) below:

  • Open but structured thinking
  • Respectful disagreement
  • Ethical innovation
  • Democratic resilience

In an AI-driven world, the ability to think independently becomes a form of resistance—and responsibility.

Conclusion – Survival is not fear, it is awareness

Surviving an AI-driven world does not mean rejecting progress. It means guiding it. It means restoring meaning to liberalism by reconnecting freedom with responsibility. It means rebuilding education as a moral, civic, and intellectual foundation.

If we want technology to serve humanity, we must first ensure that humanity remembers how to think, how to respect, and how to live together.

The future is not written by algorithms alone. It is written by the values we choose to protect.

Well, I have been analyzing the Internet since the 1990s and #AI for over a decade, and this is my perspective. Bringing these insights to learners depends heavily on their education and the professional development of educators. Only after they truly understand it will these ideas take root in minds—a process that could take a decade or longer, based on my experience. But despite the time it requires, learning it is essential.

===> Learning to think responsibly in the age of AI is not optional—it is essential for the survival of our society and democracy.”

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing is essential for regaining control over our attention, our choices, and our digital autonomy.
To explore further:
 ReverseTHINKing: A Necessity for Rethinking Our Place in a Changing Society?

===> For readers: explore a tutorial, subscribe, or reflect on a question.

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again? 

Further Reading & Related Tutorials

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L’auteur Gust MEES est Formateur andragogique / pédagogique TIC, membre du “Comité Conseil” de “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), appelé maintenant BEESECURE, partenaire officiel (consultant) du Ministère de l’éducation au Luxembourg du projet  ”MySecureIT“, partenaire officiel du Ministère du Commerce au Luxembourg du projet ”CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure).. The author Gust MEES is ICT Course Instructor, ”Member of the Advisory Board” from “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), BEESECURE, Official Partner (Consultant) from the Ministry of Education in Luxembourg, project “MySecureIT“, Official Partner from the Ministry of Commerce in Luxembourg, project “CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure).

Keywords for me to create this tutorial:
#ChatGPT #AI #ReverseTHINKing #CriticalTHINKing #ProactiveTHINKing #DeepTHINKing #ETHICS #Democracy #ModernEDUcation #DigitalAwareness #EllbowSociety #UnderstandingAI #SynthesizingMind #RealWorld_VirtualWorld #Liberalism.

 
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