# Can Machines Feel Torn or Moved by Eldar Shafir > "Could a machine feel torn like Aida, or even moved like the rest of us when we see her beg the gods to pity her suffering?" > **— Eldar Shafir**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [All The Things They Couldn't Possibly Think](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26232) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Eldar Shafir; 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/Higher-Order Agency|Higher-Order Agency]] - [[wiki/Bicameral Mind Architecture|Bicameral Mind Architecture]] - [[wiki/Exploring Machine Consciousness|Exploring Machine Consciousness]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Could a machine feel torn like Aida, or even moved like the rest of us when we see her beg the gods to pity her suffering?" — Eldar Shafir, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-eldar-shafir-machines-feel-torn-moved ```