# Human Minds Were Battle-Tested by Evolution by Anthony Aguirre > "Human minds are incredibly complex, but have been battle-tested into (relative) stability over eons of evolution in a variety of extremely challenging environments." > **— Anthony Aguirre**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [The Odds On AI](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26248) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Anthony Aguirre; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Darwinian Evolution|Darwinian Evolution]] - [[wiki/Major Evolutionary Transitions|Major Evolutionary Transitions]] - [[wiki/Cultural Evolution|Cultural Evolution]] - [[wiki/Artificial Ecology|Artificial Ecology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Human minds are incredibly complex, but have been battle-tested into (relative) stability over eons of evolution in a variety of extremely challenging environments." — Anthony Aguirre, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-anthony-aguirre-human-minds-were-battle-tested ```