History Rules My Tomorrow

A question to ponder: are we as humans pre-programmed to "follow in our father's footsteps?" Is there something inherent in our heritage? Do we repeat what our forefathers and mothers did? And if so, can we apply this inherited cross-generational learning methods as we invent the next generations of intelligent systems? Rather than creating Al that is artificial and intended to replace the human's work, can we create intelligent systems that AUGMENT the human's work and support him or her? Can w