Danny Hillis Quotes


What we need is a plan B ... independent of the Internet. [It] doesn't necessarily have to have the performance of the Internet, but the police department has to be able to call up the fire department.


Citations

Hillis, W. Daniel. "The Internet Could Crash. We Need a Plan B." TED, Feb. 2013.

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Danny Hillis
Danny Hillis
  • Born: September 25, 1956
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist & Inventor

William Daniel "Danny" Hillis is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence. He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and subsequently was a fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering. More recently, Hillis co-founded Applied Minds and Applied Invention, an interdisciplinary group of engineers, scientists, and artists. He is a visiting professor at the MIT Media Lab.