# 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.
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— Brian Knutson, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”
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