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The first tools created by humans dates back to roughly 5,000,000 years ago. The wheel, the use of iron, the first written language, all happened in the last 10,000 year. And only in the previous century or so has the electricity been adopted worldwide. In the near future, we will reach a point called a Technological Singularity. This represents the moment in which the intellectual capacity of Artificial Intelligence surpasses that of a human brain. It is important to mention that this might very well happen during your lifetime.