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I believed in realism, as summarized by John McCarthy's comment to the effect that if we worked really hard, we'd have an intelligent system in from four to four hundred years.
Marvin Minsky
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Marvin Minsky
Age: 88 †
Born: 1927
Born: August 9
Died: 2016
Died: January 24
Artificial Intelligence Researcher
Computer Scientist
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New York City
New York
Marvin Lee Minsky
Marvin L. Minsky
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Will robots inherit the earth? Yes, but they will be our children.
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