“Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advance...” — Oren Etzioni Quote

“Sooner or later, the U.S. will face mounting job losses due to advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics.”

“Ultimately, to me, the computer is just a big pencil. What can we sketch using this pencil that makes a positive difference to society and advances the state of the art, hopefully in an outsized way?”

“It's much more likely that an asteroid will strike the Earth and annihilate life as we know it than AI will turn evil.”

“I think artificial intelligence will likely change the character of warfare, and I believe whoever masters it first will dominate on the battlefield for many, many, many years.”

“Achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, identifying treatments to diseases like cancer, and harnessing the power of robotics and artificial intelligence to support everyday tasks are all within our grasp. The first country that gives birth to these discoveries will change life as we know it.”

“Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.”