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Marvin Minsky Quotes

Everything is similar if you’re willing to look far out of focus Picture Quote #1

The basic idea in case-based, or CBR, is that the program has stored problems and solutions. Then, when a new problem comes up, the program tries to find a similar problem in its database by finding analogous aspects between the problems Picture Quote #1

In general we are least aware of what our minds do best Picture Quote #1

The brain happens to be a meat machine Picture Quote #1

Around 1967 Dan Bobrow wrote a program to do algebra problems based on symbols rather than numbers Picture Quote #1

I believed in realism, as summarized by John McCarthy’s comment to the effect that if we worked really hard, we’d have an intelligent system in from four to four hundred years Picture Quote #1

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I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning Picture Quote #1

Kubrick’s vision seemed to be that humans are doomed, whereas Clarke’s is that humans are moving on to a better stage of evolution Picture Quote #1

There was a failure to recognize the deep problems in AI; for instance, those captured in Blocks World. The people building physical robots learned nothing Picture Quote #1

We wanted to solve robot problems and needed some vision, action, reasoning, planning, and so forth. We even used some structural learning, such as was being explored by Patrick Winston Picture Quote #1

Stanley Kubrick knew we had good graphics around MIT and came to my lab to find out how to do it. We had some really good stuff. I was very impressed with Kubrick; he knew all the graphics work I had ever heard of, and probably more Picture Quote #1

Daniel Dennett is our best current philosopher. He is the next Bertrand Russell. Unlike traditional philosophers, Dan is a student of neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, and psychology. He’s redefining and reforming the role of the philosopher Picture Quote #1

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Imagine what it would be like if TV actually were good. It would be the end of everything we know Picture Quote #1

By the way, it was his simulations that helped out in Jurassic Park - without them, there would have been only a few dinosaurs. Based on his techniques, Industrial Light and Magic could make whole herds of dinosaurs race across the screen Picture Quote #1

In general, we’re least aware of what our minds do best Picture Quote #1

An ethicist is someone who sees something wrong with whatever you have in mind Picture Quote #1

Will robots inherit the earth? Yes, but they will be our children Picture Quote #1

You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way Picture Quote #1

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Within 10 years computers won’t even keep us as pets Picture Quote #1

If we understood something just one way, we would not understand it at all Picture Quote #1

Logic doesn’t apply to the real world Picture Quote #1

I bet the human brain is a kludge Picture Quote #1

You don’t understand anything unless you understand there are at least 3 ways Picture Quote #1

The principal activities of brains are making changes in themselves Picture Quote #1

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Minds are simply what brains do Picture Quote #1

Listening to music engages the previously acquired personal knowledge of the listener Picture Quote #1

Once when I was standing at the base, they started rotating the set and a big, heavy wrench fell down from the 12 o’clock position of the set, and got buried in the ground a few feet from me. I could have been killed! Picture Quote #1

How hard is it to build an intelligent machine? I don’t think it’s so hard, but that’s my opinion, and I’ve written two books on how I think one should do it. The basic idea I promote is that you mustn’t look for a magic bullet. You mustn’t look for one wonderful way to solve all problems. Instead you want to look for 20 or 30 ways to solve different kinds of problems. And to build some kind of higher administrative device that figures out what kind of problem you have and what method to use Picture Quote #1

If you just have a single problem to solve, then fine, go ahead and use a neural network. But if you want to do science and understand how to choose architectures, or how to go to a new problem, you have to understand what different architectures can and cannot do Picture Quote #1

Good theories of the mind must span at least three different scales of time: slow, for the billions of years in which our brains have survivied; fast, for the fleeting weeks and months of childhood; and in between, the centuries of growth of our ideas through history Picture Quote #1

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Everything is similar if you’re willing to look far out of focus (Marvin Minsky Quotes) The basic idea in case-based, or CBR, is that the program has stored problems and solutions. Then, when a new problem comes up, the program tries to find a similar problem in its database by finding analogous aspects between the problems. (Marvin Minsky Quotes) In general we are least aware of what our minds do best (Marvin Minsky Quotes) The brain happens to be a meat machine (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Around 1967 Dan Bobrow wrote a program to do algebra problems based on symbols rather than numbers (Marvin Minsky Quotes) I believed in realism, as summarized by John McCarthy’s comment to the effect that if we worked really hard, we’d have an intelligent system in from four to four hundred years (Marvin Minsky Quotes) I think Lenat is headed in the right direction, but someone needs to include a knowledge base about learning (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Kubrick’s vision seemed to be that humans are doomed, whereas Clarke’s is that humans are moving on to a better stage of evolution (Marvin Minsky Quotes) There was a failure to recognize the deep problems in AI; for instance, those captured in Blocks World. The people building physical robots learned nothing (Marvin Minsky Quotes) We wanted to solve robot problems and needed some vision, action, reasoning, planning, and so forth. We even used some structural learning, such as was being explored by Patrick Winston (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Stanley Kubrick knew we had good graphics around MIT and came to my lab to find out how to do it. We had some really good stuff. I was very impressed with Kubrick; he knew all the graphics work I had ever heard of, and probably more (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Daniel Dennett is our best current philosopher. He is the next Bertrand Russell. Unlike traditional philosophers, Dan is a student of neuroscience, linguistics, artificial intelligence, computer science, and psychology. He’s redefining and reforming the role of the philosopher (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Imagine what it would be like if TV actually were good. It would be the end of everything we know (Marvin Minsky Quotes) By the way, it was his simulations that helped out in Jurassic Park - without them, there would have been only a few dinosaurs. Based on his techniques, Industrial Light and Magic could make whole herds of dinosaurs race across the screen (Marvin Minsky Quotes) In general, we’re least aware of what our minds do best (Marvin Minsky Quotes) An ethicist is someone who sees something wrong with whatever you have in mind (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Will robots inherit the earth? Yes, but they will be our children (Marvin Minsky Quotes) You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Within 10 years computers won’t even keep us as pets (Marvin Minsky Quotes) If we understood something just one way, we would not understand it at all (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Logic doesn’t apply to the real world (Marvin Minsky Quotes) I bet the human brain is a kludge (Marvin Minsky Quotes) You don’t understand anything unless you understand there are at least 3 ways (Marvin Minsky Quotes) The principal activities of brains are making changes in themselves (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Minds are simply what brains do (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Listening to music engages the previously acquired personal knowledge of the listener (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Once when I was standing at the base, they started rotating the set and a big, heavy wrench fell down from the 12 o’clock position of the set, and got buried in the ground a few feet from me. I could have been killed! (Marvin Minsky Quotes) How hard is it to build an intelligent machine? I don’t think it’s so hard, but that’s my opinion, and I’ve written two books on how I think one should do it. The basic idea I promote is that you mustn’t look for a magic bullet. You mustn’t look for one wonderful way to solve all problems. Instead you want to look for 20 or 30 ways to solve different kinds of problems. And to build some kind of higher administrative device that figures out what kind of problem you have and what method to use (Marvin Minsky Quotes) If you just have a single problem to solve, then fine, go ahead and use a neural network. But if you want to do science and understand how to choose architectures, or how to go to a new problem, you have to understand what different architectures can and cannot do (Marvin Minsky Quotes) Good theories of the mind must span at least three different scales of time: slow, for the billions of years in which our brains have survivied; fast, for the fleeting weeks and months of childhood; and in between, the centuries of growth of our ideas through history (Marvin Minsky Quotes)

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