# Superior Competitors Rarely Spare Biological Species by Hans Moravec > "Biological species almost never survive encounters with superior competitors." > **— Hans Moravec**, *Robot / Mind Children-era argument, wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Robot / Mind Children-era argument, wording candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **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/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Hans Moravec|Hans Moravec]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Uploaded Intelligence|Uploaded Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Biological species almost never survive encounters with superior competitors." — Hans Moravec, Robot / Mind Children-era argument, wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-hans-moravec-superior-competitors-rarely-spare ```