# Machine Intelligence Creates Power Inside the State by Bryant McGill > “If leadership in machine intelligence can confer disproportionate power internationally, then institutional command of machine intelligence can confer disproportionate power inside a state as well.” > **— 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:** “If leadership in machine intelligence can confer disproportionate power internationally, then institutional command of machine intelligence can confer disproportionate power inside a state as well.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete rendered extraction surface without alteration. - **Context:** The sentence transfers the geopolitical logic of AI advantage into the domestic institutional structure of the state. ## 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/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Computational Incumbency|Computational Incumbency]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Computational Incumbency|Computational Incumbency]] - [[wiki/Infrastructural Power|Infrastructural Power]] - [[wiki/Algorithmic State|Algorithmic State]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “If leadership in machine intelligence can confer disproportionate power internationally, then institutional command of machine intelligence can confer disproportionate power inside a state as well.” — Bryant McGill, The Political Party That Inherits Super Intelligence in 2028, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-machine-intelligence-state-power ```