# A Long-Term Human-AI Equilibrium May Require People to Become Part-AI by Ilya Sutskever > “[One solution to preserving human participation in a long-run equilibrium with powerful AI] is if people become part-AI with some kind of Neuralink++. Because what will happen as a result is that now the AI understands something, and we understand it too, because now the understanding is transmitted wholesale. So now if the AI is in some situation, you are involved in that situation yourself fully. I think this is the answer to the equilibrium.” > **— Ilya Sutskever**, *Dwarkesh Patel interview, November 25, 2025* ## Sources and Context - **Primary source:** [Dwarkesh Patel’s complete interview transcript with Ilya Sutskever](https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutskever-2) — verifies the wording, attribution and immediate source setting. - **Interpretive context:** Sutskever first imagines personal AIs earning money and representing people politically, then objects that the human beneficiary would no longer be an actual participant. Neural integration is offered as a long-run equilibrium because machine understanding could be transmitted into the person rather than merely reported to a passive principal. - **Editorial treatment:** The source says, “The solution is if people become part-AI...” after explicitly asking how to preserve participation in a long-run equilibrium. The bracket replaces only that dependent opening. The explanation that follows is contiguous and unchanged. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Sam Altman and The Merge|The Merge: A Message in a Bottle from Sam Altman]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Transhumanism|Transhumanism]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ilya Sutskever|Ilya Sutskever]] - [[wiki/Neuralink|Neuralink]] - [[wiki/Human-Machine Merger|Human-Machine Merger]] - [[wiki/Human Agency|Human Agency]] - [[wiki/Brain-Computer Interfaces|Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[One solution to preserving human participation in a long-run equilibrium with powerful AI] is if people become part-AI with some kind of Neuralink++. Because what will happen as a result is that now the AI understands something, and we understand it too, because now the understanding is transmitted wholesale. So now if the AI is in some situation, you are involved in that situation yourself fully. I think this is the answer to the equilibrium.” — Ilya Sutskever, Dwarkesh Patel interview, November 25, 2025 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ilya-sutskever-human-ai-equilibrium-part-ai ```