John McCarthy

Education should teach thinking, not memorizing.

Bugs are features in disguise.

AI ethics must be embedded from the start.

The beauty of mathematics lies in its logic.

Persistence is the mother of invention in computing.

Machines will augment human intelligence, not replace it.

Curiosity drives discovery.

Open source will democratize technology.

The future is in symbolic reasoning.

Wisdom comes from reflecting on failures.

Programming is an art form.

AI hype cycles are inevitable but progress is real.

Laughter lightens the load of research.

Meaning in life is found in creation.

Interdisciplinary work sparks innovation.

The soul of computing is abstraction.

Challenges in AI build character.

Legacy is in the ideas you leave behind.

On my deathbed, I hope to see AI fulfill its promise.

The journey of AI is just beginning.