# Machines Could Do Any Human Job 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. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **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]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[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 ``` "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 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-herbert-simon-machines-human-job ```