Humans are inscrutable. Infinitely unpredictable. This is what makes them dangerous. Daniel H. Wilson More Quotes by Daniel H. Wilson More Quotes From Daniel H. Wilson The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these inventions changed the world. Each of them scared the heck out of an older generation. And each of them was invented by people who were in their 20s. Daniel H. Wilson gadgets generations people In movies and in television the robots are always evil. I guess I am not into the whole brooding cyberpunk dystopia thing. Daniel H. Wilson robots evil television Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats. Daniel H. Wilson uprising robots benefits You don't want to stand too close to a robot arm; it can turn your head to mush. Daniel H. Wilson robots arms want You probably found 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising' in the humor section. Let's just hope that is where it belongs. Daniel H. Wilson uprising robots found You want to know what a robot's designed for. And if it's doing something outside the scope of what it's made to do, you should be very suspicious. Daniel H. Wilson robots scope want Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University has shown the ability to facilitate social interactions with autistic children. Morphy at the University of Washington happily teaches gestures to children by demonstration. Daniel H. Wilson skills cute children I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species. Daniel H. Wilson artificial-intelligence war thinking There are an endless number of things to discover about robotics. A lot of it is just too fantastic for people to believe. Daniel H. Wilson numbers believe people As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I'd be writing novels. Daniel H. Wilson writing kids book Human reactions to robots varies by culture and changes over time. In the United States we are terrified by killer robots. In Japan people want to snuggle with killer robots. Daniel H. Wilson japan culture people I absolutely believe that a lot of the issues raised in 'Amped' about technology migrating into our bodies are issues that we're really going to deal with soon. Daniel H. Wilson issues technology believe I was writing a scene where a guy was choking another guy to death. You can go online and type 'chokeholds' and watch scenes where martial artists choke each other out. You can hear what noises they make when they go unconscious, see how their bodies flop and everything. YouTube is amazing for the more detailed stuff. Daniel H. Wilson guy artist writing I wrote a query letter to an editor - a friend of a friend. The editor called me an idiot, told me never to contact an editor directly, and then recommended three literary agents he had worked with before. Laurie Fox was one of them, and I've never looked back. Daniel H. Wilson agents editors letters When a man resists sin on human motive only, he will not hold out long. Daniel H. Wilson temptation men long We've been co-evolving with our technology for a hundred thousand years. Human beings and the technology we make were always inseparable. We're finally coming into this moment where it's coming inside our body for the first time in history. Daniel H. Wilson technology body years We humans have a love-hate relationship with our technology. We love each new advance and we hate how fast our world is changing... The robots really embody that love-hate relationship we have with technology. Daniel H. Wilson our-world technology hate We are all expressions of our own minds, projected onto the world. Daniel H. Wilson expression mind world It's hard to guess how smart the machines are, but a good rule of thumb is that they're always smarter than you think. Daniel H. Wilson machines smart thinking Without us here to witness, the universe is just pointless physics unfolding. Daniel H. Wilson unfolding witness physics
