<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # 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]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “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 ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->