Steven Levy Quotes

Computer technology is so built into our lives that it's part of the surround of every artist.
I think that the most beautiful thing lately hasn't been in hardware or software per se but collaboration - the idea behind Napster, which uses the distributed power of the Internet as its engine.
The fact that biological, or "natural" rules might help in the creation of a computer generated work of art is interesting, but even a wonderful work of art made in this fashion isn't the same as a person, with all his or her experiences and emotions involved, making art.
The world is poised on the cusp of an economic and cultural shift as dramatic as that of the Industrial Revolution.
There has never been an unexpectedly short debugging period in the history of computers.
We were promised a society of philosophers. But the Blogosphere is looking more and more like a nation of ankle-biters.
After a few days with the iPhone X, I can begin to make out its themes. It's a step towards fading the actual physical manifestation of technology into a mist where it's just there - a phone that's 'all screen,' one that turns on simply by seeing you, one that removes the mechanics of buttons and charging cables.
All through the 1980s, Apple kept its prices high. There were many reasons Microsoft's much bigger user base managed to resist moving to the GUI - but price was high among them.
Amazon is definitely serious about delivering its goods by an autonomous air force.
Apple's iPod success led them to believe an even bigger breakthrough was possible with the iPhone. In some respects, the iPhone hype overwhelmed even Apple.
As an open system, Android is not under the tight control of its creator, Google.
As technology tries to maintain its dizzying ascent, one dead weight has kept its altitude in check: the battery.
Barack Obama was a president who understood not only how technology could transform the way government services worked but also technology itself. He got it.
Because Facebook can't exist without AI, it needs all its engineers to build with it.
Even though chess isn't the toughest thing that computers will tackle for centuries, it stood as a handy symbol for human intelligence. No matter what human-like feat computers perform in the future, the Deep Blue match demands an indelible dot on all timelines of AI progress.
Every great device, gadget, electric car, and robot would be even greater if batteries didn't suck so badly.
Every year, I come to TED prepared to roll my eyes a lot at the beginning, but knowing that at some point in the intellectual marathon, my brain will buckle to the cascade of ideas and bend to the painstakingly rehearsed presentations.
Everyone in the tech business, from Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist John Doerr on down, says that the ruination of the industry, if not the entire country, will come from the inability to hire more brainiacs from countries like China and India.
Facebook has never been shy about its ambitions.
Facebook takes it as a core truth that sharing and connecting is a force that will improve the world.
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