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Vernor Vinge Quotes

Vernor Vinge quotes

American Writer February 10, 1944

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Vernor Vinge quote: "I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change..."
I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth. Vernor Vinge
Politics is good; when it works properly, disagreements get solved without people beating each other up. But when a regime knows its days are numbered, there's always the chance it may use its position to change the rules and make the debate it is losing irrelevant. Vernor Vinge
The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside, how can you? Vernor Vinge
Sometimes terror and pain are not the best levers; deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all. Vernor Vinge
All evil and good is petty before Nature. Personally, we take comfort from this, that there is a universe to admire that cannot be twisted to villainy or good, but which simply is. Vernor Vinge
But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence. Vernor Vinge
It is an edged clich that the world is most pleasant in the years of a Waning Sun. It is true that the weather is not so driven, that everywhere there is a sense of slowing down, and most places experience a few years where the summers do not burn and the winters are not yet overly fierce. It is the classic time of romance. It's a time that seductively beckons higher creatures to relax, postpone. It's the last chance to prepare for the end of the world. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish..."
Once upon a time I was such a good liar; I could talk the fish right into my mouths. Vernor Vinge
Animals can adapt to problems and make inventions, but often no faster than natural selection can do its work - the world acts as its own simulator in the case of natural selection. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "We're endangered by our own success."
We're endangered by our own success. Vernor Vinge
I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Programming went back to the beginning of time. It was a..."
Programming went back to the beginning of time. It was a little like the midden out back of his father's castle. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change."
Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most..."
IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is. Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge quote: "Technical people don't make good slaves. Without their..."
Technical people don't make good slaves. Without their wholehearted cooperation, things fall apart. Vernor Vinge

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