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Early in the history of computing two camps formed: the 'AI' camp that proclaimed that computers would soon be able to figure everything out on their own and 'm
by dunkelheit 10y ago
Early in the history of computing two camps formed: the 'AI' camp that proclaimed that computers would soon be able to figure everything out on their own and 'mind amplification' camp that held that computers would become an extension to the human mind. The whole personal computing movement and thus early Apple grew out of the second camp. Alan Kay is a great representative of the second camp.
Of course, Apple soon figured out that what sells is not mind amplification tools but 'appliances' and under second Steve they became really good at producing those.
- dredmorbius 10y agoJobs explicitly compares the computer to the bicycle -- a machine which amplifies human action and capability and turns an ungainly biped into the most efficiently locomoting land animal (or any animal) ever. There's much to be said for the concept.