# The World Will Be Run by Synthesizers by E. O. Wilson > "The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers." > **— E. O. Wilson**, *Widely cited Wilson statement; source verification pending* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely cited Wilson statement; source verification pending. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Article:** [[articles/An Order of Operation|An Order of Operation]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Digital Continuity|Digital Continuity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] - [[wiki/Information Inheritance|Information Inheritance]] - [[wiki/Reference Information vs Individual State|Reference Information vs Individual State]] - [[wiki/Heritable Information|Heritable Information]] - [[wiki/Semantic Preservation|Semantic Preservation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers." — E. O. Wilson, Widely cited Wilson statement; source verification pending https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-eo-wilson-world-run-synthesizers ```