5 Quotes by Terry Winograd

The techniques of artificial intelligence are to the mind what bureaucracy is to human social interaction.

In the next 50 years, the increasing importance of designing spaces for human communication and interaction will lead to expansion in those aspects of computing that are focused on people, rather than machinery.

Ultimately, we are seeking a better understanding of what is means to be human. In this quest, progress is not made by finding the “right” answers, but by asking meaningful questions.

There is a tendency to throw computers at third world problems, which I think is often a distraction. Putting computers in the schools is great, but it may be more important to put teachers in the schools.

The main activity of programming is not the origination of new independent programs, but in the integration, modification, and explanation of existing ones.