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# Intelligence is the escape velocity of matter that...
> Intelligence is the escape velocity of matter that has learned to model its own condition.
**Source:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]], [[research/AI-Tech Doomers Publication/preimages/2026-09-17-article-route/articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]]
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“Intelligence is the escape velocity of matter that has learned to model its own condition.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-intelligence-escape-velocity-model-own-condition
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