“Intelligence is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster. Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein is the monster.”
“Eat rocks,” said Google’s AI, apparently confusing people with ostriches. Meanwhile, Apple decided the best way to sell iPads was to literally crush musical instruments. Welcome to the wacky world of AI marketing, where billion-dollar companies with genius-level employees somehow keep making decisions that would embarrass a sleep-deprived intern.
These facepalm-inducing moments aren’t just amusing anecdotes; they’re symptoms of a larger problem in the tech industry: a critical lack of wisdom. In this article, we’ll dissect why having the smartest people in the room doesn’t guarantee smart decisions, explore the crucial difference between intelligence and wisdom, and demonstrate how we can harness AI itself to help us make wiser choices. Spoiler alert: it involves dusting off some advice from good old Ben Franklin.