In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face. That is a rather startling thing to say, but it is our conclusion.
J. C. R. LickliderRead
The hope is that, in not too many years, human brains and computing machines will be coupled together very tightly, and that the resulting partnership will think as no human brain has ever thought and process data in a way not approached by the information-handling machines we know today.
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What this quote means
The quote expresses the potential for a close partnership between human intelligence and computers to revolutionize thinking and data processing.
J. C. R. Licklider's quote highlights the optimism surrounding the future of artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction. He envisions a time when human brains and computing machines work closely together to achieve unprecedented levels of thought and data processing, suggesting a transformative impact on how we understand and manage information.
Themes
Artificial IntelligenceComputingHuman BrainPartnershipData Processing
In practice
Example use cases
In a conference on technology, one might say, 'As J. C. R. Licklider suggested, the combination of human and computer thought processes will lead us to new horizons.'
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