WHAT DID PRABHUPADA SAY ABOUT AI IN 1977?
- A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
- Aug 2
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Hari-sauri: They have a whole department called Artificial Intelligence.
Prabhupada: Spending millions and millions in America. You know that? Where it is being done?
Hari-sauri: I think he said it was in Boston.
Prabhupada: In MIT.
Hari-sauri: Yeah. And when he asked them what was the purpose, they said, "Well, it's fun."
Prabhupada: Hmm?
Hari-sauri: He asked what the purpose was, they said, "Well, it's fun."
Prabhupada: Fun?
Hari-sauri: Fun.
Satsvarupa: Amusement.
Hari-sauri: It's amusement.
Prabhupada: But they unnecessarily spending money. So they have spent unnecessarily for the moon expedition. Money, if you do not know, you'll spend it for unnecessary purpose. That is they are doing. So give them brain, and this money can be spent for Krsna consciousness. They have got money. Why they are trying to manufacture artificial intelligence? What is the purpose?
Tamala Krsna: They want to be able to imitate God.
Prabhupada: Then God is there. [laughs] You have to accept. If you want to imitate God, then God is there. That is our propaganda, not this.
Room Conversation – February 18, 1977, Mayapur
