[Stated in 1965:] Machines will be capable, within 20 years, of doing any work a man can do.

Ridiculous!" scoffed Anaander. "Translator, ships and stations are not Significant beings, they are my property. I caused them to be built."
"I'm given to understand," said Translator Zeiat thoughtfully, "that most, if not all, humans are built by other humans. If that's a disqualification for Significance, then... no, I don't like that one bit."
"If I am just a possession," I put in, "just a piece of equipment, how could I hold any sort of command? And yet I clearly do.

Too many "Artificially Intelegent" people
What's the need for AI

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.

By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.

People worry that computers will get too smart and take over the world, but the real problem is that they're too stupid and they've already taken over the world.