Cultural Intelligence as Key to Navigating AI and Global Crises

An article on Artribune argues that cultural intelligence (CQ) is essential for humanity to confront artificial intelligence and contemporary crises. The piece, authored by Angelo Argento, president of Cultura Italiae, cites philosopher Amartya Sen on freedom through cultural choice and Pope Francis's 2021 statement that "one does not hegemonize culture: one is inhabited by it." It references anthropologist Clifford Geertz's metaphor of humans suspended in webs of meaning. The concept of CQ is presented as a practical and anthropological necessity for navigating post-global complexities including geopolitical conflicts, migration, climate change, and technological transformation. The article announces Semi25, the annual event of Cultura Italiae (an NGO recognized by UNESCO), to be held in Modena and Maranello on October 10-12, 2025, with Artribune as media partner. It emphasizes that the future will be shaped not by those who can program machines but by those who can imagine shared worlds, calling for education in cultural intelligence as a sentimental education in difference, beauty, and plurality.