In the age of artificial intelligence, human intelligence faces an existential redefinition. As algorithmic systems increasingly automate tasks once considered exclusive to human cognition, it is high time to reconsider the essence of human intellectual capacity. This paper introduces Jiatama 2.0™, a reimagined framework for understanding intelligence not as static capacity or raw IQ, but as the operational deployment of thought—situated, purposeful, and contextually attuned. Building on cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, Jiatama 2.0™ posits three core "intellectual muscles": the ability to structure information, to generate meaning, and to reinterpret experience. These capacities resist full automation due to their reliance on subjective agency, ethical orientation, and contextual inference. To ground this conceptual framework, we analyze current insights from studies on the Default Mode Network, affective neuroscience, enactivism, and neuroplasticity. We argue that these human faculties are not merely evolutionary vestiges, but vital capabilities for navigating an era of accelerating change and cognitive outsourcing. Jiatama 2.0™ serves not only as a theoretical model but also as a foundation for educational and organizational development in an AI-saturated society. By reasserting the value of volitional, meaning-driven, and structurally agile thought, this framework seeks to shift the narrative from fear of automation to empowerment through uniquely human cognition.Keywords: Jiatama 2.0™, cognitive agency, Meaning-making, Contextual intelligence, Cognitive automation, Value-based reasoning
Hisataka Takasugi (Sat,) studied this question.