# Computation Is Our Best Explanation of Intelligent Brains by Alison Gopnik > "Computation is still the best, indeed the only, scientific explanation we have of how a physical object like a brain can act intelligently." > **— Alison Gopnik**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Can Machines Ever Be As Smart As Three-Year-Olds?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26084) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Alison Gopnik; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Information Architecture|Information Architecture]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Computational Theory|Computational Theory]] - [[wiki/Physical Intelligence|Physical Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Neuroscience|Neuroscience]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Architecture|Cognitive Architecture]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Computation is still the best, indeed the only, scientific explanation we have of how a physical object like a brain can act intelligently." — Alison Gopnik, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-alison-gopnik-computation-best-explanation-intelligent-brains ```