Our Next Enlightenment will be AI-Driven

The Age of Enlightenment took place during the 17th and 18th centuries and is seen as a global phenomenon where we collectively "turned on the light bulbs" in our heads. This movement was an intellectual and philosophical force that saw the rise of some of the most prominent thinkers ever like Kant, Voltaire, and Adam Smith. The Enlightenment was largely fueled by philosophers and mathematicians like Descartes and Newton. This is because the world before this point ascribed knowledge and power to higher powers -- deities, stars, etc. These religious and spiritual beings were seen as primary authorities, consequently creating the society that humans live in.