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You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.

Bill Joy

Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
Although humankind inherently “desires to know”, if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.
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Common Sense Desire Knowledge
Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
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Lot Sophisticated Systems
The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it’s true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming is the way to go.
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Research Use Way
I just don’t like to lose what’s in the window.
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Like Loses Window
I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Ago Editor Long Writing
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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Mirrors Thinking Views
A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.
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Bombs Control Quickly
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
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Responsibility Technology Today
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
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?
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Asking Development Technological

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