# Claiming Consciousness Does Not Prove It by Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran > "Any software or robot can pronounce the words "I am intelligent" or "I am conscious," but those are not proofs of intelligence." > **— Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Simulated Social Machines Are Like Meat For Vegans](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26231) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Self-Awareness|Self-Awareness]] - [[wiki/Embodied AI|Embodied AI]] - [[wiki/Robotics|Robotics]] - [[wiki/Functional Digital Twin|Functional Digital Twin]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Any software or robot can pronounce the words "I am intelligent" or "I am conscious," but those are not proofs of intelligence." — Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-eduardo-albaran-claiming-consciousness-not-prove ```