# Think Hard About AI Before It Is Too Late by Christof Koch > "That’s why I think it behooves all of us to think hard about [whether linked AI entities could attain superhuman intelligence] before it may be too late." > **— Christof Koch**, *Nautilus interview discussing increasingly capable AI* ## Sources and Context - **Exact original source passage:** "That’s why I think it behooves all of us to think hard about this before it may be too late." - **Editorial repair and evidence:** Brackets replace "this" with the immediately preceding possibility that replicated software entities could be linked into superhuman intelligence. His "before it may be too late" uncertainty is preserved. [Direct source](https://nautil.us/the-spiritual-reductionist-consciousness-of-christof-koch-236543), interview question on AI complexity and Koch's answer. No timecode is asserted. - **Full quotation and context:** [The Spiritual, Reductionist Consciousness of Christof Koch](https://nautil.us/the-spiritual-reductionist-consciousness-of-christof-koch-236543) — The full interview identifies superhuman AI and misuse as the referents of Koch's warning. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/OpenAI Frontier|OpenAI Frontier]] - [[wiki/Distributed Intention|Distributed Intention]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "That’s why I think it behooves all of us to think hard about [whether linked AI entities could attain superhuman intelligence] before it may be too late." — Christof Koch, Nautilus interview discussing increasingly capable AI https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-christof-koch-hard-ai-too-late ```