I think top scientists need to be compensated at a different scale in society. Somebody with experience will tell you that true scientists are not motivated by money – they are motivated by the quest itself. That is true. But I think an additional recognition will not hurt. – Yuri Milner
There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies. – Yuri Milner
Facebook is at the forefront. Its the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time. – Yuri Milner
I must analyze, from what I do now, what will be the impact two or three or five years in the future. What is the statement I want to make? – Yuri Milner
Although images of perfection in peoples personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies – utopian images – can cause monstrous evil. In fact, forcefully changing society to conform to societal images was the greatest cause of evil in the twentieth century. – Dennis Prager