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The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.

Bill Joy

I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
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
The standard definition of AI is that which we don’t understand.
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Computing Definitions Standards
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
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Dots Lasers Media
You can’t prove anything about a program written in C or FORTRAN. It’s really just Peek and Poke with some syntactic sugar.
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Program Prove Sugar
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
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.
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Ethical Issues Worry
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
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Levels Thinking Wonderful
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
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
There are always more smart people outside your company than within it.
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Company Outside People Smart
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
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking

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