# Study Intelligence Apart From Its Biological Substrate by John McCarthy
> "Our main scientific activity should be studying the structure of information and problem-solving processes independently of their realization in animals or humans."
> **— John McCarthy**, *1974 remark, attribution clue*
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"Our main scientific activity should be studying the structure of information and problem-solving processes independently of their realization in animals or humans."
— John McCarthy, 1974 remark, attribution clue
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