# The Singularity Is a Meme Worth Examining by Daniel C. Dennett > "The Singularity—the fateful moment when AI surpasses its creators in intelligence and takes over the world—is a meme worth pondering." > **— Daniel C. Dennett**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [The Singularity—an Urban Legend?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26035) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Daniel C. Dennett; 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/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Intelligence Continuum|Machine Intelligence Continuum]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Singularity|Singularity]] - [[wiki/Superintelligence|Superintelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Effect|AI Effect]] - [[wiki/Epistemic Humility|Epistemic Humility]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The Singularity—the fateful moment when AI surpasses its creators in intelligence and takes over the world—is a meme worth pondering." — Daniel C. Dennett, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-daniel-dennett-singularity-meme-worth-examining ```