# We Can See Only a Short Distance Ahead by Alan Turing > "We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." > **— Alan Turing**, *Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950). ## 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/Infrastructure Ecology|Infrastructure Ecology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." — Alan Turing, Computing Machinery and Intelligence (1950) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-alan-turing-see-short-distance-ahead ```