# Technology May Become Superintelligent and Turn Against Us by Beatrice Golomb > "So yes, in the obvious sense, technology may become superintelligent, and elect to annihilate or enslave us." > **— Beatrice Golomb**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Will We Recognize It When It Happens?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26226) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Beatrice Golomb; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Control Problem|Control Problem]] - [[wiki/Infrastructural Superintelligence|Infrastructural Superintelligence]] - [[wiki/Epistemic Humility|Epistemic Humility]] - [[wiki/Human Condition|Human Condition]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "So yes, in the obvious sense, technology may become superintelligent, and elect to annihilate or enslave us." — Beatrice Golomb, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-beatrice-golomb-technology-become-superintelligent-turn-against ```