# Fear the Masters of Thinking Machines by Dylan Evans > "In other words, beware not so much of machines that think, but of their self-appointed masters." > **— Dylan Evans**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [The Great AI Swindle](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26073) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Dylan Evans; 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/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alignment Drift|Alignment Drift]] - [[wiki/Constitutional AI|Constitutional AI]] - [[wiki/Control Systems|Control Systems]] - [[wiki/Reciprocal AI Ethics|Reciprocal AI Ethics]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "In other words, beware not so much of machines that think, but of their self-appointed masters." — Dylan Evans, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dylan-evans-fear-masters-thinking-machines ```