# Machines May Never Have to Die by Alan Turing > "There would be no question of the machines dying." > **— Alan Turing**, *Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (1951)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (1951). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Who Pays for Your Heaven|Who Pays for Your Heaven]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Digital Immortality|Digital Immortality]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alan Turing|Alan Turing]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife|Digital Afterlife]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood|Digital Afterlife Rights and Personhood]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife Governance|Digital Afterlife Governance]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There would be no question of the machines dying." — Alan Turing, Intelligent Machinery, A Heretical Theory (1951) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-alan-turing-machines-never-die ```