# Can Machines Design a Humane Built Environment by Greg Lynn
> “Can we train machines to design and construct a humane and vibrant built environment for us?”
> **— Greg Lynn**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question*
## Sources and Context
- **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Greg Lynn](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27553) — Greg Lynn's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question.
- **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-172).
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