Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Peter Norvig

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American scientist Peter Norvig.

Last updated on November 25, 2024.

Peter Norvig is an American computer scientist and Distinguished Education Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. He previously served as a director of research and search quality at Google. Norvig is the co-author with Stuart J. Russell of the most popular textbook in the field of AI: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach used in more than 1,500 universities in 135 countries.

American - Scientist | Born: December 14, 1956

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How can you make informed decisions ... ? The key seems to be to gather experts who are knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter, and have them cooperatively discuss a series of questions designed to explore the limits of technical feasibility. They must strive to reach the best decision rather than to persuade each other.

Peter Norvig

My belief is that PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings.

Peter Norvig

Let me just say that, if you ever have the choice of putting your words in powerpoint or having them carved into 30-foot high marble, I'd say go for the marble.

Peter Norvig

When I was in school, working as a team was called cheating.

Peter Norvig

More data beats clever algorithms, but better data beats more data.

Peter Norvig

Pascal and C are special-purpose languages for manipulating the registers and memory of a von Neumann-style computer.

Peter Norvig

I think test-driven design is great. But you can test all you want and if you don’t know how to approach the problem, you’re not going to get a solution.

Peter Norvig

Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use Python, and we're looking for more people with skills in this language.

Peter Norvig

Simple models and a lot of data trump more elaborate models based on less data.

Peter Norvig

We dont have better algorithms, we just have more data

Peter Norvig

The people who hate SICP are the ones who just want to know how to drive their car on the highway, just like everyone else.

Peter Norvig

All models are wrong, and increasingly you can succeed without them.

Peter Norvig

Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table.

Peter Norvig

PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings. But using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table: You can do very bad things with it.

Peter Norvig

One of the best programmers I ever hired had only a High School degree; he's produced a lot of great software, has his own news group, and made enough in stock options to buy his own nightclub.

Peter Norvig

Peers can be the best teachers, because they're the ones that remember what it's like to not understand.

Peter Norvig

Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Peter Norvig

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