In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.

I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt.

Effective translation of natural languages comes awfully close to requiring a sentient translator program.

And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty.

What we have is a data glut.

All evil and good is petty before Nature. Personally, we take comfort from this, that there is a universe to admire that cannot be twisted to villainy or good, but which simply is.

The voice was gentle, like a scalpel petting the short hairs of your throat.