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Lawrence's visionary book shows why these fears may be misplaced. Atomism, proposed by Democritus, suggested it was impossible to continue dividing matter down into ever smaller components—eventually, we reach a point where a cut cannot be made (the Greek for uncuttable is 'atom'). In the same way, by slicing away at the facets of human intelligence that can be replaced by machines, AI uncovers what is left—an indivisible core that is the essence of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy contrasting our own (evolved, locked-in, embodied) intelligence with the capabilities of machine intelligence through history, \u003cem\u003eThe Atomic Human\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the technical origins, capabilities, and limitations of AI systems, and how they should be wielded. Not just by the experts, but ordinary people. Either AI is a tool for us, or we become a tool of AI. 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