# Why Does Algorithmic Approximation Matter to Us by Coco Krumme > “Why do we care so much about how well we're approximated by algorithms?” > **— Coco Krumme**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Coco Krumme](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27671) — Coco Krumme's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-073). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Who Pays for Your Heaven|Who Pays for Your Heaven]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Why do we care so much about how well we're approximated by algorithms?” — Coco Krumme, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-coco-krumme-algorithmic-approximation-matter-us ```