The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation. – Jeff Hawkins
I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains. – Jeff Hawkins

The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation. – Jeff Hawkins
I do two things. I design mobile computers and I study brains. – Jeff Hawkins
Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence. – Jeff Hawkins
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. – Lewis Thomas
I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people. – Alexander Mackenzie