Given the incredible power of these new technologies, shouldn’t we be asking how we can best coexist with them? And if our own extinction is a likely, or even possible, outcome of our technological development, shouldn’t we proceed with great caution?
BILL JOYWe can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
More Bill Joy Quotes
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Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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I wish we hadn’t used all the keys on the keyboard.
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What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.
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The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.
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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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