#001
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The question of whether machines can think is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim.
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1984
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A(I)phorisms
This is a repository of aphorisms I've gathered that relate to AI, mental models for technology, and organizational principles.
I believe aphorisms are a good way to frame concepts and simplify complexity. They force us to be succinct and pack wisdom into a few words.
I hope you enjoy this curation. Please submit any that you think would make a good addition to this collection.
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12 Aphorisms
#002
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AI is whatever hasn't been done yet.
Larry Tesler
1970
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#003
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The real risk with AI isn't malice but competence.
Stuart Russell
2019
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#004
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We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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#005
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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Stephen Hawking
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#006
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The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
Stephen Hawking
2014
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#007
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By far the greatest danger of AI is that people conclude too early that they understand it.
Eliezer Yudkowsky
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#008
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The question is not whether intelligent machines can have emotions, but whether machines can be intelligent without emotions.
Marvin Minsky
1986
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#009
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Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.
Nick Bostrom
2014
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#010
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The inside of a computer is as dumb as hell, but it goes like mad!
Richard Feynman
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#011
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We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.
John Dewey
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#012
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The tools we use have a profound and devious influence on our thinking habits.
Edsger W. Dijkstra
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