The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do.

B.F. Skinner

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Topic

Artificial intelligence Man and machine

Author

B.F. Skinner

Source

Contingencies of Reinforcement

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Psychologist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Skinner, B. F. Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1969, ch. 9.

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A bird does not sing
because he has an answer.
He sings
because he has a song.

Joan Walsh Anglund

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Topic
Bird songs Birds Self-expression

Author

Joan Walsh Anglund
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Anglund, Joan Walsh. A Cup of Sun: A Book of Poems. Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1967.