Quotes by Alan Kay

Alan Kay

American computer scientist

Lived from: 1940 -

Born: 17 may 1940

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  • Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.
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  • The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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  • People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.
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  • Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.
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  • Quite a few people have to believe something is normal before it becomes normal - a sort of 'voting' situation. But once the threshold is reached, then everyone demands to do whatever it is.
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  • The protean nature of the computer is such that it can act like a machine or like a language to be shaped and exploited.
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What are the most famous quotes from Alan Kay?

The two most famous quotes from Alan Kay are:

  • "Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower."
  • "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

When did Alan Kay live?

Alan Kay was born in 1940.