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The goal is to lift humanity (lemmy.ml)

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By "augmenting human intellect" we mean increasing the capability of a man to approach a complex problem situation, to gain comprehension to suit his particular needs, and to derive solutions to problems.

Man's population and gross product are increasing at a considerable rate, but the complexity of his problems grows still faster, and the urgency with which solutions must be found becomes steadily greater in response to the increased rate of activity and the increasingly global nature of that activity. Augmenting man's intellect, in the sense defined above, would warrant full pursuit by an enlightened society if there could be shown a reasonable approach and some plausible benefits.

Quote from Doglas Engelbart provided in this talk by @[email protected] (Bret Victor).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

this talk

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