Humans and computers are categorically different — people have intentionality and judgment; computers do efficient data processing. The premise that computers will replace humans is wrong: "computers are complements for humans, not substitutes," and "computers are tools, not rivals." The valuable businesses ask "how can computers help humans solve hard problems?" instead of "what problems can be solved with computers alone?" And the big-data mystique gets deflated in one line: "big data is usually dumb data" — patterns without human interpretation are just patterns.

— In our words · Source: Zero to One (Peter Thiel with Blake Masters)