# Machines That Think, Learn, and Create Already Exist by Herbert A. Simon and Allen Newell > "There are now in the world machines that think, that learn and that create." > **— Herbert A. Simon and Allen Newell**, *Heuristic Problem Solving: The Next Advance in Operations Research (1958), attribution clue* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Heuristic Problem Solving: The Next Advance in Operations Research (1958), attribution clue. ## 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/Allen Newell|Allen Newell]] - [[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 ``` "There are now in the world machines that think, that learn and that create." — Herbert A. Simon and Allen Newell, Heuristic Problem Solving: The Next Advance in Operations Research (1958), attribution clue https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-herbert-simon-machines-learn-create-exist ```