Does Artificial Intelligence Threaten Humanity?

In the context of the development of information civilization, the invention of the quantum computer led to the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The widespread introduction of AI into all spheres of society is raising concerns among the thinking public regarding the organization of the further development of human thinking. The solution to this problem and the achievement of unity in the system of human-machine relations requires a clear delineation of the spheres of intellectual activity between them.
The aim of the study is to find irreducible foundations of human and machine thinking, knowledge of which would allow for the fruitful unity of two non-standard intellectual forms of reflection based on the principles of complementarity.
A clear understanding of the specific aspects of the functioning of human and machine intelligence will allow humans in the future to focus their energies on creating new discoveries without losing their personal qualities. All this will allow human civilization to achieve total automation of all algorithmic processes in society, freeing people to realize cultural creativity.
The paper examines Kant's concept of reason in the post-Kantian periods of development of philosophical thought. If Kant simply declared reason as a priori forms of thinking that guide the intellect towards scientific knowledge, then representatives of Classical German philosophy attempted to provide a metaphysical basis for Kant’s ideas. G. Hegel, in an attempt to substantiate the possibility of human reason, dialectically came to the conclusion that one can speak about the thinking of the Absolute only from the standpoint of His intellect. This allows, on the one hand, to distinguish between the concepts of reason and intelligence in general, and on the other hand, to enable a person to determine his or her special place in culture, developing within the structure of the formation of an information civilization under the control of AI systems.
Having defined reason as questioning thinking that goes beyond existing knowledge, we can classify reason as creative thinking that allows a person to come to discoveries and innovations, since reason always works on the border of knowledge and ignorance. Unlike reason, intelligence is focused on finding optimal solutions, inventions and innovations, since it operates in the realm of “knowing one’s knowledge”. Therefore, intelligence is responsible for creativity in its innovative sense.

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