Geographic Wisdom in the Age of AI — from linkedin.com by Jason VanHorn
Yet capability and wisdom are not the same thing.
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As AI capabilities continue to expand at astonishing rates, I’ve found myself wrestling with a question: What happens when capability grows faster than wisdom?
AI can help us determine what is possible. It cannot tell us what is wise. It can help us answer questions. It cannot tell us which questions are worth asking. It can help us produce outputs. It cannot tell us which outcomes are beneficial for individuals, communities, organizations, or society.
Those responsibilities remain ours.
That is why I believe the next great challenge for GIS professionals is not simply developing Spatial AI Literacy. We must also cultivate geographic wisdom in the age of AI.
Wisdom is the distinguishing characteristic that GIS needs in this changing world.