“Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the ‘Aha’. Art also has this element. Our job is to remind us that there are more contexts than the one that we’re in — the one that we think is reality.”
—Alan Kay, computer scientist.
“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
—Alan Kay.
“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.” —Alan Kay.
“A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.”
—Alan Kay, computer scientist (b. 17 May 1940).
“People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.”
—Alan Kay.
A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points. -Alan Kay, computer scientist (b. 17 May 1940)
