# What We See Is Only the Shadow of What Comes Next by Alan Turing > "This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be." > **— Alan Turing**, *The Mechanical Brain, The Times (1949)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Mechanical Brain, The Times (1949). ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alan Turing|Alan Turing]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Uploaded Intelligence|Uploaded Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] - [[wiki/Computational Ecology|Computational Ecology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be." — Alan Turing, The Mechanical Brain, The Times (1949) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-alan-turing-see-shadow-comes ```