Peter Norvig

But of course, we didn't know how to build them back then, but...

But of course, we didn't know how to build them back then, but...

It was definitely part of the vision of where we might go.

It was definitely part of the vision of where we might go.

So I guess I got interested.

So I guess I got interested.

I was lucky that I had a high school that at that time had a computer class and also had a class in linguistics.

I was lucky that I had a high school that at that time had a computer class and also had a class in linguistics.

And I took those two classes and talked to the teachers in the classes and said, hey, it seems like there's some overlap between those two.

And I took those two classes and talked to the teachers in the classes and said, hey, it seems like there's some overlap between those two.

Can we get computers to understand English?

Can we get computers to understand English?

And they said, yeah, that's a great subject, but we can't really teach you that.

And they said, yeah, that's a great subject, but we can't really teach you that.

That's kind of beyond what we know how to do.

That's kind of beyond what we know how to do.

So you're on your own pursuing that goal.

So you're on your own pursuing that goal.

And that's more or less what I've been doing since with some side trips along the way.

And that's more or less what I've been doing since with some side trips along the way.