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The Origins of Intelligence
The story of human intelligence can trace its roots back to a small creature that existed approximately 500 million years ago—the last common ancestor of all vertebrates. Through an incredible evolutionary journey, the human brain has developed the capacity to understand complex phenomena, generating insights from subatomic particles to the vastness of the cosmos without reliance on AI tools like ChatGPT. This evolutionary backdrop, juxtaposed with the rapid advancements in AI in recent years, sets the stage for a pressing inquiry into the nature and functionality of intelligence.