“People try to treat technology as an object, and it can't be. It can only be a channel.”
Technology giveth and technology taketh away. These quotes explore innovation, digital life, artificial intelligence, social media, and the question that gets louder every year: just because we can build it, should we?
“The goal for many amputees is no longer to reach a 'natural' level of ability but to exceed it, using whatever cutting-edge technology is available. As this new generation sees it, our tools are evolving faster than the human body, so why obey the limits of mere nature?”
“People try to treat technology as an object, and it can't be. It can only be a channel.”
“Use state-of-the-heart technology online and offline to turn listeners into viral advocates and customers into raving fans.”
“Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.”
“I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.”
“Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community.”
“If you really want to improve technology, if you want things to work better and be better, you've got to protect the person who spends a lot of effort, money, and time developing that new technology.”
“Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?”
“There is an enormous market demand for information. It just has to be fulfilled in a way that fits with the technology of our times.”
“Sometimes I'm dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us that's the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time.”
“You know, I believe that technology is the great leveler. Technology permits anybody to play. And in some ways, I think technology - it's not only a great tool for democratization, but it's a great tool for eliminating prejudice and advancing meritocracies.”
“It is the framework which changes with each new technology and not just the picture within the frame.”
“Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.”
“I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making technology available to every young person can be built into the effort to make our nation more secure. That is my latest concern and what I will be pushing over the next two years.”
“Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.”
“I love what the Valley does. I love company building. I love startups. I love technology companies. I love new technology. I love this process of invention. Being able to participate in that as a founder and a product creator, or as an investor or a board member, I just find that hugely satisfying.”