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title: "4 AI Quotes By Ramez Naam"
description: "4 AI quotes by Ramez Naam. Plus more from Ramez Naam and more AI sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm a geek through and through. My last job at Microsoft was leading much of the search engine relevance work on Bing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/i-m-a-geek-through-and-through-my-last-job-at-microsoft-was-leading/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/ramez-naam-5111_ai_i-m-a-geek-through-and-through-my-last-j_80306.jpg)

> [In the end, I expect we'll have AI that is better than we are at nearly every narrow task but which are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/in-the-end-i-expect-we-ll-have-ai-that-is-better-than-we-are-at/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/ramez-naam-5111_ai_in-the-end-i-expect-we-ll-have-ai-that-i_171890.jpg)

> [Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and others have stated that they think AI is an existential risk. I disagree. I don't see a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/elon-musk-stephen-hawking-and-others-have-stated-that-they-think-ai/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/ramez-naam-5111_ai_elon-musk-stephen-hawking-and-others-hav_1427481.jpg)

> [The real use of AI in industry is generally for very narrow pattern-matchers - a better search algorithm, an object-detection algorithm, etc.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/the-real-use-of-ai-in-industry-is-generally-for-very-narrow-pattern/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/ramez-naam-5111_ai_the-real-use-of-ai-in-industry-is-genera_2432099.jpg)

## Other authors on AI

## More by Ramez Naam

> [In the end, our minds and their ability to create new ideas are the ultimate source of all human wealth. That's a resource nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/in-the-end-our-minds-and-their-ability-to-create-new-ideas-are-the/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [We're fortunate enough to live on a planet that's bathed in thousands of times more energy than we use and that's stocked with thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/we-re-fortunate-enough-to-live-on-a-planet-that-s-bathed-in-thousands/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/technology-is-vital-we-have-to-have-development-in-new-technology-if/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [We have to slow down the emissions of carbon dioxide and methane from coal burning, oil and eventually natural gas... And the best ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/we-have-to-slow-down-the-emissions-of-carbon-dioxide-and-methane-from/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [I'm a geek through and through. My last job at Microsoft was leading much of the search engine relevance work on Bing. There we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/i-m-a-geek-through-and-through-my-last-job-at-microsoft-was-leading/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [Technology is incredibly powerful. And in many ways, the sky is the limit in terms of what you can actually accomplish with the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/technology-is-incredibly-powerful-and-in-many-ways-the-sky-is-the/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [On almost every environmental issue I care about, in fact, I've been wrong at one point or another. I used to think that climate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/on-almost-every-environmental-issue-i-care-about-in-fact-i-ve-been/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [The accumulated knowledge of materials, computing, electromagnetism, product design, and all the rest that we've learned over the last several centuries converts a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/the-accumulated-knowledge-of-materials-computing-electromagnetism/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [In the end, I expect we'll have AI that is better than we are at nearly every narrow task but which are still our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/in-the-end-i-expect-we-ll-have-ai-that-is-better-than-we-are-at/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [If we fix our economic system and invest in the human capital of the poor, then we should welcome every new person born as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/if-we-fix-our-economic-system-and-invest-in-the-human-capital-of-the/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [We have climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from human power and transportation infrastructure. At the same time, we have 2 billion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/we-have-climate-change-caused-by-greenhouse-gas-emissions-mostly-from/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [Many of the most science-fictional tools to fight climate change are untested, are almost impossible to truly test at planetary scale - we only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/many-of-the-most-science-fictional-tools-to-fight-climate-change-are/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [If the incentives are aligned right - towards better preservation and restoration of nature and natural resources - then you'll see a tremendous amount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/if-the-incentives-are-aligned-right-towards-better-preservation-and/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [I've read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I'd be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/i-ve-read-science-fiction-my-whole-life-i-never-really-dreamed-that-i/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

> [“We think of ourselves as individuals, but all that we have accomplished, and all that we will accomplish, is the result of groups of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramez-naam/we-think-of-ourselves-as-individuals-but-all-that-we-have/)

[Ramez Naam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramez-naam/)

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