We appear to be programmed with the idea that there are 'things' outside of our self, and some are conscious, and some are not.

My view is that consciousness, the seat of "personalness," is the ultimate reality, and is also scientifically impenetrable. In other words, there is no scientific test one can postulate that would definitively prove its existence in another entity. We assume that other biological human persons, at least those who are at least acting conscious, are indeed conscious. But this too is an assumption, and this shared human consensus breaks down when we go beyond human experience (e.g., the debate on animal consciousness, and by extension animal rights).

Inventing is a lot like surfing: you have to anticipate and catch the wave at just the right moment.

As we gradually learn to harness the optimal computing capacity of matter, our intelligence will spread through the universe at (or exceeding) the speed of light, eventually leading to a sublime, universe wide awakening.

My mission at Google is to develop natural language understanding with a team and in collaboration with other researchers at Google.

The telephone is virtual reality in that you can meet with someone as if you are together, at least for the auditory sense.

Even by common wisdom, there seem to be both people and objects in my dream that are outside myself, but clearly they were created in myself and are part of me; they are mental constructs in my own brain.