Rodney Brooks
Australian-American roboticist who promotes situated AI and behavior-based robotics.
Most quoted
"The future is not something we enter; the future is something we create through our actions in robotics and AI."
— from Book: Flesh and Machines, 2002
"The biggest challenge in AI is not building intelligent machines, but building machines that we can trust."
— from AI and the Future of Work (Interview), 2017
"The future of robotics is not about building perfect machines, but about building machines that can adapt."
— from Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us, 2002
All quotes by Rodney Brooks (105)
We are not trying to replicate human intelligence, but to understand it.
The future of AI is not about replacing humans, but about augmenting them.
The biggest challenge in AI is not building intelligent machines, but building machines that we can trust.
We need to think about the ethical implications of AI now, before it's too late.
The singularity is a myth; there will be no sudden jump to superintelligence.
AI will be a gradual process of integration, not a sudden revolution.
The most important thing about AI is not what it can do, but what it will do to us.
We need to design AI systems that are robust, resilient, and transparent.
The future of humanity and AI is intertwined.
We are building our successors, and we need to do it responsibly.
The biggest danger of AI is not that it will become evil, but that it will become incompetent.
The world is full of surprises, and our robots should be able to handle them.
The best way to learn is by doing.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes; that's how you learn.
The most important thing is to have fun.
The future is not something that happens to us; it's something we create.
We are all designers of the future, whether we realize it or not.
The most exciting thing about AI is that we don't know what it will become.
The biggest challenge for AI is not intelligence, but common sense.
Common sense is not common.
Contemporaries of Rodney Brooks
Other Cognitive Sciences born within 50 years of Rodney Brooks (1954).