Malcolm Murdock > Quotes

“I’m utterly unqualified to peek into that mystery wrapped in an enigma. Much though I may want to.”
― Malcolm Murdock, The Hidden Price: Ethan Price Book Two

“Moravec’s Paradox: it’s from the 1980s. Some computer scientist guy realized that, for computers, the hard stuff is easy and the easy stuff is hard. It’s trivial to teach a computer to win at chess. It’s insanely difficult to teach a computer basic common sense, or how to walk through unfamiliar environments, or have a normal conversation. The Spindle solved that: it’s a broadcast network of common sense and common processing skills for AI systems. It lets a robot walk around and interact with humans without needing, you know, a warehouse full of mainframes plugged into it at all times.”
― Malcolm Murdock, The Quantum Price: Ethan Price Book One

“Remarkable. A true synesthesia of data. Seeing bandwidth. Hearing connections. People pay a great deal of money for drugs that synthesize what you’re experiencing right now for free, my little enigma. To see data flows, to hear processing. Tell me, is there taste? Is there sound? Is there smell?” “Yes,” Ethan heard himself say distantly. Ab was right, he could actually taste the data. It was sweet and metallic, then morphed into a chorus of distorted tones. The view shifted to a broad visualization of a vast, interconnected web.”
― Malcolm Murdock, The Hidden Price: Ethan Price Book Two

“Her smile was beaming. “You think I’m a supermodel?” “That’s what you’re going to focus on right now?”
― Malcolm Murdock, The Quantum Price: Ethan Price Book One

“Turns out executives don’t like progress when it shows how silly their jobs actually are.”
― Malcolm Murdock, The Quantum Price: Ethan Price Book One