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I say, let's learn more and then speculate.

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Vernor Vinge
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: October 2
Computer Scientist
Mathematician
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Vernor Steffen Vinge
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Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded.
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What we have is a data glut.
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So much technology, so little talent.
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