The Industrial Revolution asked whether economic progress could be reconciled with workers' dignity. It also challenged the assumption that economic progress is inherently good. Can greater productivity alone be called progress if it comes at the expense of human dignity, social cohesion, or the natural world? More than a century later, artificial intelligence poses a different but equally profound challenge. Machines are no longer transforming only how we produce goods; they are beginning to transform how we think, decide, create, and even relate to one another. The question before us is therefore not merely technological. It is anthropological.
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There are times when remaining silent ceases to be prudent and begins to look too much like indifference. I sincerely believe we are going through one of those times. The events unfolding around Ceuta—the images of people attempting to reach Spanish territory by sea or by swimming, the lives lost, and, above all, the narratives that immediately began to take shape around these events—should compel us to engage in a much deeper reflection than what is allowed by hasty headlines, political slogans, or viral social media posts.
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