# Machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do by Herbert A. Simon > "Machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do." > **— Herbert A. Simon**, *The Shape of Automation for Men and Management (1965), prediction attribution* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Shape of Automation for Men and Management (1965), prediction attribution.