> The advocates of what was then called "hard A.I.," to the dismay of their opponents, were painting a triumphalist picture of the future of computer intelligence. As the discussion went on, all semblance of logical argument was given up. Eventually, everyone realized that [Jack Schwartz] had not said a word, and all faces turned toward him. "Well," he said after a pause, "some of these developments may lie one hundred Nobel prizes away." His felicitous remark had a calming effect. The A.I. people felt they were being granted the scientific standing they craved, and their opponents felt vindicated by Jack's assertion.¹
> The advocates of what was then called "hard A.I.," to the dismay of their opponents, were painting a triumphalist picture of the future of computer intelligence. As the discussion went on, all semblance of logical argument was given up. Eventually, everyone realized that [Jack Schwartz] had not said a word, and all faces turned toward him. "Well," he said after a pause, "some of these developments may lie one hundred Nobel prizes away." His felicitous remark had a calming effect. The A.I. people felt they were being granted the scientific standing they craved, and their opponents felt vindicated by Jack's assertion.¹
1: Indiscrete Thoughts by Gian-Carlo Rota
https://archive.org/details/indiscretethough0000rota