# AI Multiplies the Intentions It Inherits by Bryant McGill > “Artificial intelligence is an intention multiplier. It does not give a state, corporation, political party, military organization, religion, or civilization a purpose of its own; it multiplies the capacity with which an existing purpose can be pursued through research, planning, communication, optimization, surveillance, administration, defense, finance, and execution.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original authored source:** [[articles/The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028|The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028]] (October 1, 2026). - **Rendered extraction surface:** “Artificial intelligence is an intention multiplier. It does not give a state, corporation, political party, military organization, religion, or civilization a purpose of its own; it multiplies the capacity with which an existing purpose can be pursued through research, planning, communication, optimization, surveillance, administration, defense, finance, and execution.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete rendered extraction surface without alteration. - **Context:** The passage defines AI as capability amplification applied to purposes supplied by people and institutions. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028|The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Intention Multiplier|Intention Multiplier]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Intention Multiplier|Intention Multiplier]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Artificial intelligence is an intention multiplier. It does not give a state, corporation, political party, military organization, religion, or civilization a purpose of its own; it multiplies the capacity with which an existing purpose can be pursued through research, planning, communication, optimization, surveillance, administration, defense, finance, and execution.” — Bryant McGill, The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-ai-multiplies-inherited-intentions ```