Data Is A Physical Representation Of A Dream, An Idea Conceived By The Mind Of A Man.

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Data is a physical representation of a dream, an idea conceived by the
mind of a man. His purpose? To serve human needs and interests. He is
a collection of neural nets and heuristic algorithms. His responses are
dictated by an elaborate software program written BY a MAN. The hardware
was built by a MAN. And this MAN has turned him off. Pinnochio is
broken, the strings have been cut.
-- Riker, "The Measure of a Man", stardate 42523.7

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