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>> unaided humans cannot operate successfully in many situations

> Absolute nonsense driven by a total lack of historical perspective or knowledge.

An LLM can give you a list of examples:

Historical Examples:

- During historical epidemics, structured record-keeping and statistical analysis (such as John Snow’s cholera maps in 1854) significantly improved outcomes.

- Development of physics, architecture, and engineering depended heavily on tools such as abacus, logarithmic tables, calculators, slide rules, to supplement human cognitive limitations.

- Astronomical calculations in ancient civilizations (Babylonian, Greek, Mayan) depended heavily on abacuses, tables, and other computational tools.

- The pyramids in ancient Egypt required extensive use of tools, mathematics, coordinated human labor, and sophisticated organization.



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