# The Odds of Survival by I. J. Good
> "The survival of man depends on the early construction of an ultraintelligent machine."
> **— I. J. Good**, *Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965), attribution clue*
Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965), attribution clue.
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"The survival of man depends on the early construction of an ultraintelligent machine."
— I. J. Good, Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine (1965), attribution clue
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