# Which Part of the Future Exactly Did They Imagine Was Going to Perform the Calculations by Bryant McGill > “I am fascinated by people who think humanity will reach unprecedented biological longevity, cure currently incurable diseases, understand the brain, automate laboratories, discover new materials, model planetary systems, and explore space while simultaneously deciding that advanced computation has simply become too troublesome. Which part of the future exactly did they imagine was going to perform the calculations?” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Author-supplied exact original:** “I am fascinated by people who think humanity will reach unprecedented biological longevity, cure currently incurable diseases, understand the brain, automate laboratories, discover new materials, model planetary systems, and explore space while simultaneously deciding that advanced computation has simply become too troublesome. Which part of the future exactly did they imagine was going to perform the calculations?” — supplied directly by Bryant McGill for [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]]. - **Source article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] — Bryant McGill identifies this article as the originating publication for this Reminder. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I am fascinated by people who think humanity will reach unprecedented biological longevity, cure currently incurable diseases, understand the brain, automate laboratories, discover new materials, model planetary systems, and explore space while simultaneously deciding that advanced computation has simply become too troublesome. Which part of the future exactly did they imagine was going to perform the calculations?” — Bryant McGill, The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-which-part-of-the-future-exactly-did-they-imagine ```