# Artificial Intelligence Lacks Artificial Femininity by Bruce Sterling
> "One of my many objections to "Artificial Intelligence" is its stark lack of any "Artificial Femininity." Real intelligence has gender, because human brains do."
> **— Bruce Sterling**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”*
## Sources and Context
- **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Thinking Machines](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26093) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Bruce Sterling; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage.
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"One of my many objections to "Artificial Intelligence" is its stark lack of any "Artificial Femininity." Real intelligence has gender, because human brains do."
— Bruce Sterling, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”
https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bruce-sterling-artificial-intelligence-lacks-artificial-femininity
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