# I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for… by Claude Shannon > "I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I'm rooting for the machines." > **— Claude Shannon**, *Widely attributed interview remark; primary source pending* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely attributed interview remark; primary source pending.