Newton Lee: Quotes about the world

“To err is human. AI software modeled after humans will inevitably make mistakes. It is fine as long as the software learns from its errors and improves itself, which is something that humans ought to learn from AI. Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, wrote in "Case of Voluntary Ignorance" in Collected Essays (1959): "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach."”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

Men , World , Error , History

“Total information awareness has helped to stabilize relations among international powers, and to that end espionage is making the world a safer place.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

World , Help

“The more information that countries and peoples have about each other, the better and safer the world will become.”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

People , World , Country

“Transhumanists around the world are cooperating to mitigate existential threats to humankind.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

World

“No single countermeasure or mitigation service is 100% efficacious. It requires the entire international community to ACT — Achieve Cybersecurity Together. As the world is increasingly interconnected, everyone shares the responsibility of securing cyberspace.”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

World , Communication

“With over a billion active users, Facebook is in a unique position to influence the world by enabling Facebook users to create grassroots movements for peace.”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

World , Peace

“It would make a positive difference in world security and counterterrorism by setting our mind on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than escalating the war on terror. Mahatma Gandhi once said, "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

War , World , Peace , Faith

“World peace is as simple and elegant as E=mc2. Peace is not a mystery. We know what peace is. The questions are: How do we get there? How long does it take to get there? Do we need another Einstein to help figure this out?”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

World , Peace , Question , Help

“By satisfying the insatiable desire for communication with others who seem to be willing to listen, people have voluntarily sacrificed some degree of personal privacy. “Have one’s cake and eat it too” does not apply to personal privacy in the world of ubiquitous social networks.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

People , World , Communication , Personality

“Being a Disney VoluntEAR reinforces my belief in Walt's vision for The Walt Disney Company to bring happiness to every family in the world.”

Newton Lee

Disney Consumer Products News (Summer 1998)

World , Family , Happiness

“In the digital world, delete does not always delete.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

World

“Each and everyone on Earth can make one small step, which will cumulatively result in a giant leap for mankind towards world peace.”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

World , Peace

“It will make a positive difference in world security and counterterrorism by setting our mind on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than escalating the war on terror.”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

War , World , Peace

“One God, multiple manifestations – in both the spiritual realm and the physical world – just as Albert Einstein wrote about the wave-particle duality of light.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

God , World , Light

“World peace is in the best interests of everyone. Protectionism is not an option in today’s global economy. Nationalism should not outweigh international cooperation.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

World , Peace

“Moon landing was a huge challenge that was solved by human perseverance and ingenuity, in spite of the mere 50% chance of success according to American astronaut Neil Armstrong. Imagine what else we can accomplish if America and the whole world is determined to eradicate wars, diseases, pollutions, global warming, poverty, homelessness, world hunger, and other human sufferings.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

Hunger , War , World , Disease

“Let’s not give up on faith and the human spirit in accomplishing the impossible – world peace, universal rights, and human longevity to name a few.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

World , Peace , Faith , Universe

“In the foreseeable future, a poor child in a remote corner of the world will be able to create a killer app, solve the P versus NP problem, formulate the Theory of Everything, and find a cure to cancer and other diseases – all without formal education. The Internet is the teacher.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

World , Education , Disease , Problem

“Facebook nation exists in the intersection of humanities and sciences, somewhere in between the fictional worlds of The Godfather Part II and Minority Report.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

World , Science , Parting

“As M said in the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre, “All the surveillance in the world can’t tell you what to do next. A license to kill is also a license not to kill.” America can exert its influence globally without resorting to war.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

War , World