We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.
I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.
It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers. They would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits. At some stage therefore, we should have to expect the machines to take control.
A very large part of space-time must be investigated, if reliable results are to be obtained.
A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.
Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
Do you know why people like violence? It is because it feels good. Humans find violence deeply satisfying. But remove the satisfaction, and the act becomes hollow.
One day ladies will take their computers for walks in the park and tell each other, “My little computer said such a funny thing this morning”.
Mathematical reasoning may be regarded...
A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.
Programming is a skill best acquired by practice and example rather than from books.
Codes are a puzzle. A game, just like any other game.
No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain...