# Could a Machine Correctly Answer Every Question by David Chalmers > “How can we design a machine that can correctly answer every question, including this one?” > **— David Chalmers**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — David Chalmers](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27456) — David Chalmers'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]] (EDGE2018-257). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End of the Anthropocentric Era|The End of the Anthropocentric Era]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “How can we design a machine that can correctly answer every question, including this one?” — David Chalmers, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-david-chalmers-machine-correctly-answer-every-question ```