“A computer is like a violin. You can imagine a novice trying first a phonograph and then a violin. The latter, he says, sounds terrible. That is the argument we have heard from our humanists and most of our computer scientists. Computer programs are good, they say, for particular purposes, but they aren’t flexible. Neither is a violin, or a typewriter, until you learn how to use it.”
Quote by Marvin Minsky
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Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky was a distinguished scientist and a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence. Born on August 9, 1927, and passing away on January 24, 2016, Minsky made significant contributions to the development of AI, particularly in the areas of neural networks and computational theory. He co-founded the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and served as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). more
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