Similar to the monthly Rationality Quotes threads, this is a thread for memorable quotes about Artificial General Intelligence.
Please post all quotes separately, so that they can be voted up/down separately. (If they are strongly related, reply to your own comments. If strongly ordered, then go ahead and post them together.)
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.