# AI Evaluation Shapes What the Parthenon Is Taken to Prove by Bryant McGill > “Whoever governs the training, retrieval, and evaluation of machine intelligence can influence not only whether the Parthenon is remembered, but what its survival is taken to prove.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity, October 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Exact authored article wording:** “Whoever governs the training, retrieval, and evaluation of machine intelligence can influence not only whether the Parthenon is remembered, but what its survival is taken to prove.” — [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] (October 11, 2026; draft source). - **Context:** Training data, retrieval, and evaluation can influence which historical interpretation an AI system presents. The claim is about influence on explanation, not omnipotent control of truth. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Article:** [[articles/America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity|America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Evaluation Grammar|Evaluation Grammar]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Whoever governs the training, retrieval, and evaluation of machine intelligence can influence not only whether the Parthenon is remembered, but what its survival is taken to prove.” — Bryant McGill, America's Neo-Western Renewal from the Acropolis of Athens to Eternity, October 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-ai-evaluation-parthenon-meaning ```