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Alan C. Kay on AI

2 quotes from Alan C. Kay on the wall, 1972, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Proceedings of the ACM National Conference, Boston.

  1. Man is much more than a tool builder

    Alan Kay, researcher at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, set out the Dynabook idea of a portable personal computer in this paper for the ACM conference in Boston, August 1972.

    Proceedings of the ACM National Conference, BostonA Personal Computer for Children of All Ages

  2. As with most gadgets in unenlightened hands, a terrible drudge

    Alan Kay of Xerox PARC describing what a personal computer for children could become, in his Dynabook paper for the ACM National Conference in Boston, August 1972.

    Proceedings of the ACM National Conference, BostonA Personal Computer for Children of All Ages

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