"Sorry Arthur, but I'd guess that there is an implicit rule about announcement of an AI-driven singularity: the announcement must come from the AI, not the programmer. I personally would expect the announcement in some unmistakable form such as a message in letters of fire written on the face of the moon." - Dan Clemmensen, SL4
This is one of the earliest quotes I read that made it click that nothing I could do with my life would have greater impact than pursuing superintelligence.
Similar to the monthly Rationality Quotes threads, this is a thread for memorable quotes about Artificial General Intelligence.