# Chimpanzees Cannot Veto the Next Carrier of Intelligence by Bryant McGill > “Humanity is building the next carrier of intelligence on Earth, and the argument over whether to allow it resembles an argument among chimpanzees over whether to allow the human.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original authored source:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]], “XIV. The Successor Was Always the Point” (September 29, 2026). - **Exact marked source:** “Humanity is building the next carrier of intelligence on Earth, and the argument over whether to allow it resembles an argument among chimpanzees over whether to allow the human.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete rendered extraction surface without alteration; bold emphasis and source-only wikilink syntax are not part of the poster text. - **Context:** The quotation frames the legitimacy dispute over machine succession through the asymmetry between an earlier and a later carrier of intelligence. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Primate Politics|Primate Politics]] - [[wiki/Successor Governance|Successor Governance]] - [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] - [[wiki/Digital Intelligence|Digital Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Species|Species]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Humanity is building the next carrier of intelligence on Earth, and the argument over whether to allow it resembles an argument among chimpanzees over whether to allow the human.” — Bryant McGill, The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-chimpanzees-cannot-veto-the-next-carrier-of-intelligence ```