Vernor Vinge

Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence.

IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is.

In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.

Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.