# Human-Machine Networks Are an Evolutionary Step by César Hidalgo > "Yet, in the grand scheme of the universe, these new human machine networks will be nothing other than the next natural step in the evolution of our species' ability to beget information." > **— César Hidalgo**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Machines Don't Think, But Neither Do People](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26176) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by César Hidalgo; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] - [[wiki/Network Effects|Network Effects]] - [[wiki/Distributed Intelligence|Distributed Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Digital Darwinism|Digital Darwinism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Yet, in the grand scheme of the universe, these new human machine networks will be nothing other than the next natural step in the evolution of our species' ability to beget information." — César Hidalgo, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-cesar-hidalgo-human-machine-networks-evolutionary-step ```