AI and freedom for evolution in energy science

Artifacts such as AI, written language, science and technology are objects (devices, processes, methods) that, when added to the homo sapiens , enhance the effect of human effort.Today we are a "human and machine species " that is monumentally more powerful than the naked human [1] .The human and machine is just the latest, the most prevalent, omnipotent and not recognized manifestation of a very broad phenomenon that in biological evolution is called 'niche construction'.Like the wall cavity in which the sculptor protects his sculpture (from niche in French), many animals shape and organize their immediate surroundings to facilitate their living.The spider web, the bird nest, the nuts buried by the squirrel, and the beaver dam are of the same nature and built with the same purpose as the human dam built for the hydroelectric power plant.The word 'machine' carries its original meaning: a contrivance that allows for more effective use of human effort (from mihani in ancient Greek).Without our add-ons we are so weak that we would vanish in less than one lifetime ( Fig. 1 ) [2] .Here are a few examples:Power from machines that consume fuels is having a monumental effect on human life, civilization and the future.Power from fire invaded the world 200 years ago.The annual wealth of nations is proportional to their annual generation and use of power (cf.Ref. [1] , p. 38).Both indicators, wealth and power, have grown spectacularly during the contrivance 200 years, hand in hand with the science of energy: thermodynamics, thermal design, and energy technology [3] .We can't have enough power from fire.Agriculture, a human contrivance from 10,000 years ago, had a defining effect on human life and population growth.Hand in hand with biology (botany, zoology, veterinarian medicine), food technology

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