# Self-Interest Could Turn Robots Into Agents by Brian Knutson > "Self-interest might transform machines that act on the world (or "robots") from automata into agents." > **— Brian Knutson**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [The Robot With A Hidden Agenda](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26196) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Brian Knutson; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Robotics|Robotics]] - [[wiki/Technological Embodiment|Technological Embodiment]] - [[wiki/Bicameral Mind Architecture|Bicameral Mind Architecture]] - [[wiki/Higher-Order Agency|Higher-Order Agency]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Self-interest might transform machines that act on the world (or "robots") from automata into agents." — Brian Knutson, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-brian-knutson-self-interest-turn-robots-agents ```