Alan Turing — "If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent."

"Instead of trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind, why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child's? If this were then subjected to an appropriate course of education on…"

"The computer is a medium for thought."

"The machine has to be able to do something which it has never been programmed to do."

"Arguments against the hope of artificial intelligence included that 'you will never be able to make [a machine] to do' any of these: Be kind, resourceful, beautiful, friendly, have initiative, have a …"

"The computer is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or for evil."