# 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. ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Operational Autonomy|Operational Autonomy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "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 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ij-good-odds-survival ```