# Technology Grows More Organic as Biology Becomes Technology by W. Brian Arthur > “We are leaving an age of mechanistic, fixed-design technologies, and entering an age of metabolic, self-reorganizing technologies. In this sense, as technology becomes more advanced it becomes more organic—therefore more "biological." Further, as biological mechanisms at the cellular and DNA levels become better understood, they become harnessed and co-opted as technologies. In this century, biology and technology will therefore intertwine.” > **— W. Brian Arthur**, *2004 Edge Annual Question, response passage* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [Arthur's Law — W. Brian Arthur](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10639) — a verbatim passage from W. Brian Arthur's 2004 Annual Question response, expressing the author's position at the time. The linked response supplies its surrounding context. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2004 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2004 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2004-108). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Convergence|Convergence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We are leaving an age of mechanistic, fixed-design technologies, and entering an age of metabolic, self-reorganizing technologies. In this sense, as technology becomes more advanced it becomes more organic—therefore more "biological." Further, as biological mechanisms at the cellular and DNA levels become better understood, they become harnessed and co-opted as technologies. In this century, biology and technology will therefore intertwine.” — W. Brian Arthur, 2004 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-brian-arthur-technology-grows-more-organic-as ```