Technology Quotes

From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.

12000 quotes

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"Language is a technology older than writing, more fundamental than civilization."
Montague, Richard
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"Technology is a tool; its morality depends entirely on our intentions."
Smith, Barry
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"Technology without wisdom leads us toward dystopia, not utopia."
Smith, Barry
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"Innovation in technology often masks deeper patterns of control."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Technological advancement without moral development is dangerous."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Technology should improve your life, not run it."
Burge, Tyler
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"Language is the technology through which human consciousness expands beyond itself."
Montague, Richard
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"Technology is a tool; the question is always what we build with it."
Kaplan, David
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"Technology is neutral; it becomes what our values make of it."
Perry, John
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"Technology amplifies human intention, making it more important than ever that our intentions be noble."
Perry, John
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"Technology amplifies both human capability and responsibility."
Fine, Kit
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"Technology cannot substitute for wisdom."
Fine, Kit
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"Technology is a tool that amplifies human intention, good or bad."
Burge, Tyler
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"Technology serves those who understand its limitations."
Burge, Tyler
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"Innovation is often just old ideas meeting new problems."
Fine, Arthur
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"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Lewis, David
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"Technology is a tool, not a master."
Geach, Peter
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"Technology amplifies human nature—both our wisdom and our folly."
Fine, Arthur
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"Technology is never neutral; it always carries the intentions of its makers."
Fine, Arthur
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"Cognitive artifacts extend our mental capacities beyond biological limits."
Burge, Tyler
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"The internet has fundamentally altered the structure of human memory and knowledge."
Burge, Tyler
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"Technology amplifies what we already are; it reveals character, not creates it."
Lewis, David
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"Technology is neutral; it becomes good or bad based on intention."
Lewis, David
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"Language is the technology through which human minds touch one another."
Grice, Paul
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"Technology amplifies who we are; it does not define who we become."
Fine, Arthur
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"Technology without humanity is merely machinery."
Fine, Arthur
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"Technology amplifies human nature; it does not change it."
Fine, Kit
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"We do not control technology; we shape it, and it shapes us in return."
Fine, Kit
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"Technology amplifies both our wisdom and our folly."
Lewis, David
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"Technology is a mirror; it reflects our values and magnifies our flaws."
Lewis, David