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Speed is what distinguishes intelligence. No bird discovers how to fly: evolution used a trillion bird-years to 'discover' that – where merely hundreds of person-years sufficed.


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You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way.



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Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines do things that would require intelligence if done by men.



No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either.

No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either.



Within 10 years computers won't even keep us as pets.

Within 10 years computers won't even keep us as pets.



Anyone could learn Lisp in one day, except that if they already knew Fortran, it would take three days.

Anyone could learn Lisp in one day, except that if they already knew Fortran, it would take three days.



We'll show you that you can build a mind from many little parts, each mindless by itself.

We'll show you that you can build a mind from many little parts, each mindless by itself.



I bet the human brain is a kludge

I bet the human brain is a kludge



I cannot articulate enough to express my dislike to people who think that understanding spoils your experience... How would they know?

I cannot articulate enough to express my dislike to people who think that understanding spoils your experience... How would they know?



It's ridiculous to live 100 years and only be able to remember 30 million bytes. You know, less than a compact disc. The human condition is really becoming more obsolete every minute.

It's ridiculous to live 100 years and only be able to remember 30 million bytes. You know, less than a compact disc. The human condition is really becoming more obsolete every minute.



The brain happens to be a meat machine.

The brain happens to be a meat machine.





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