Technology Quotes

"It is reasonable to hope that the mental faculties of man will be vastly increased by mechanical aids."

"Technology gives us power but not wisdom."

"Artificial intelligence teaches us about the limits of mechanical computation for understanding."

"The frame problem in artificial intelligence reveals something deep about the structure of thought."

"The question of whether machines can be conscious is far more profound than we typically acknowledge."

"Artificial consciousness would require more than computational sophistication."

"Technology is best when it brings people together."

"Technology is neutral."

"Artificial intelligence requires understanding, not mere simulation."

"The question of whether a machine can think is about as relevant as the question of whether a submarine can swim."

"The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be carried out by a human computer."

"It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers."

"Intelligent machinery will be able to converse with us on all topics at our level of competence."

"Turing machines have the property that they can compute any computable function."

"It is not difficult to write down a set of rules so that a machine guided by the rules moves in an approximately human way."

"It can be shown that a single instruction table can be made which will imitate the behaviour of any machine."

"The practical usefulness of the machine will depend on its speed, efficiency and the ease with which it may be instructed."

"Computing machines of our time have a number of limitations which are not fundamental in principle."

"Our machines are capable of more variety in their possible behaviour than would at first appear."

"Virtual reality might one day create experiences indistinguishable from physical reality itself."

"Artificial consciousness, if possible, would challenge our deepest assumptions about mind and matter."

"Artificial intelligence raises new questions about what consciousness is and what it requires."

"Technology amplifies what we are; it does not determine what we become"

"Technology is neutral; it becomes what we make it through intention and ethics"

"Artificial intelligence cannot replicate genuine understanding."

"Technology extends human capacities but does not replace them."

"The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be carried out by a human computer."

"If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent."

"Turing believes machines may eventually be able to think."

"Computing is not about numbers; it is about symbols and their manipulation."