We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields.
Alan TuringDo you know why people like violence? It is because it feels good. Humans find violence deeply satisfying. But remove the satisfaction, and the act becomes hollow.
Alan TuringUnless in communicating with it one says exactly what one means, trouble is bound to result.
Alan TuringInstruction tables will have to be made up by mathematicians with computing experience and perhaps a certain puzzle-solving ability. There need be no real danger of it ever becoming a drudge, for any processes that are quite mechanical may be turned over to the machine itself.
Alan Turing