Proposition 021 – Information systems as sources

Technical and constructed information systems may themselves function as original sources of civilisation elements by selecting, order­ing, combining, modifying or generating the expressions presented.

• Explanation. Technical information systems may select, order, combine and modify existing ex­pressions, but may also generate new expressions. They may therefore function not only as con­duits but also as original sources of civilisation elements presented to individuals. Generative AI is an example: it can produce new texts, images and other expressions in which civilisation ele­ments are presented, without the expression as such coming di­rectly from a single human cre­ator.