A great collective intelligence debate
from Antiquity to the present day
Edited by Jean-Michel Cornu
We know how the powerful, whether political, economic, or media figures, influence war, either by encouraging it or by hindering it. But what about ordinary citizens? Can they, too, hinder the progress of a conflict? This book explores this essential question through the lens of collective intelligence and offers concrete avenues for action.
For twenty years, collective intelligence debates involving hundreds of participants have emerged, particularly through the work of the Collective Intelligence group of the Internet New Generation Foundation (Fing). This book innovates by enriching these efforts with a broader diversity of perspectives, paving the way for unprecedented solutions.
Rather than directly soliciting contributions, the initial stages of the debate relied on the writings of thinkers, scientists, artists, and knowledge drawn from various cultures, both contemporary and ancient. Large language models in artificial intelligence, fed with vast corpora, enabled dialogues with voices from all eras. The resulting synthesis was then submitted to thousands of contemporary participants, further refining the avenues for reducing hostilities.
Thus, this book proposes innovative actions to reduce conflicts and their impacts. It also aims to present in detail the collective intelligence debate method, to help readers explore new solutions to the great questions of our time.