Source: Redemption Ark (2002), Chapter 26 (p. 463)
“But the mighty computer is stupid. Thinking with the speed of light but unable to cross the gaps of intuition.”
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Robert Silverberg
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The World Inside
Source: The World Inside (1971), Chapter 7 (p. 483)
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