Let an ultraintelligent machine be defined as a machine that can far surpass all the intellectual activities of any man however clever. Since the des…

- I. J. Good

When discussing complex systems like brains and other societies, it is easy to oversimplify: I call this Occam's lobotomy.

- I. J. Good

There may be occasions when it is best to behave irrationally, but whether there are should be decided rationally.

- I. J. Good

The subjectivist states his judgements, whereas the objectivist sweeps them under the carpet by calling assumptions knowledge, and he basks in the gl…

- I. J. Good

The older we become, the more important it is to use what we know rather than learn more.

- I. J. Good