# Ancient Instincts Are Colliding With Godlike Technology by E. O. Wilson > "The real problem of humanity is the collision between ancient instincts and godlike technology." > **— E. O. Wilson**, *Paraphrastic candidate of widely attributed formulation; source pending* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Paraphrastic candidate of widely attributed formulation; source pending. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial General Intelligence|Artificial General Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Narrative Acceleration|Narrative Acceleration]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The real problem of humanity is the collision between ancient instincts and godlike technology." — E. O. Wilson, Paraphrastic candidate of widely attributed formulation; source pending https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-eo-wilson-ancient-instincts-colliding-godlike ```