From a historical perspective, this paper reinterprets the magnificent epic of human civilization evolution driven by continuous breakthroughs in cognitive revolutions, and identifies three cognitive revolutions experienced by humanity: The first cognitive revolution, centered on the invention of writing and education, enabled humans to break through the limitations of biological instincts, establish an ecological system for cultural inheritance, and realize the intergenerational accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. The second cognitive revolution originated from the explosive development of science and technology in the past 500 years, promoting the birth of industrial civilization and reshaping humanity's ability to transform nature. The current rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks the arrival of the third cognitive revolution, whose core feature is the symbiosis, complementarity, and co−creation of human intelligence and machine intelligence. This paper proposes the philosophical distinction between "thinking soft constructs" and "material hard constructs," and establishes a common cornerstone governing both human and machine cognition through the four−element theory consisting of matter, energy, structure, and time. It points out that science and technology, as an accelerator of human social development, has led to the subversive nature of machine brute−force thinking. By analyzing the symbiosis and co−creation of human intelligence and artificial intelligence, this paper re−examines the relationships between individuals, between humans and society, and between humans and nature, providing a fundamental coordinate for the intelligent era. With forward−looking humanistic care, it explores the fate of humanity in the era of intelligent creation, aiming to embrace an unprecedented new civilizational paradigm.

thinking soft constructs  /  four−element theory  /  negative entropy  /  brute−force thinking  /  co−evolution of intelligences