Kevin Kelly quotes on AI, with sources

Co-founder, Wired · 6 quotes · latest Sep 7, 2026

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Date	Quote	Context	Source
Sep 7, 2026	As LLMs continue to scale up, the value of any particular source continues to diminish.Sep 7, 2026· Post	PostArguments in Favor of AI Fair Use	Source
Sep 7, 2026	Much, if not most, of the value of LLMs derives from their ability to generate new benefits beyond what the source material alone can yield.Sep 7, 2026· Post	PostArguments in Favor of AI Fair Use	Source
Aug 17, 2026	But a secondary revolution will come from using AI as a microscope: we will use it to see our own minds.Aug 17, 2026· Post	PostWithout a theory of intelligence	Source
Aug 17, 2026	Despite the great strides scientists have made in producing AI, we have no theory of intelligence.Aug 17, 2026· Post	PostWithout a theory of intelligence	Source
Aug 17, 2026	I’d bet we learn more about our own brains from building a thousand AIs under a real theory of intelligence than we’ve learned from a century of neuroscience.Aug 17, 2026· Post	PostWithout a theory of intelligence	Source
Aug 17, 2026	In the long term the instrument of AI will probably exceed the importance of the microscope, telescope and cyclotron combined.Aug 17, 2026· Post	PostWithout a theory of intelligence	Source

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