Some people … find the idea of a humanized computer creepy. But I believe even they will come to like it, once they have tried it… Social interfaces may not be suitable for all users or all situations, but I think we’ll see lots of them in the future because they “humanize” computers.
Predictor: Gates, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “The Road Ahead,” Microsoft CEO Bill Gates writes: ”Some people … find the idea of a humanized computer creepy. But I believe even they will come to like it, once they have tried it… Social interfaces may not be suitable for all users or all situations, but I think we’ll see lots of them in the future because they ‘humanize’ computers.”
Biography:Bill Gates, the most influential technology entrepreneur of the late 20th century, was the primary author of the prediction-packed 1995 book “The Road Ahead” and is the founder and CEO of Microsoft Corporation. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: Human-Machine Interaction
Name of publication: The Road Ahead (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 4: Applications and Appliances
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Pages 85, 86
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Guarino, Jennifer Anne