# The hope is that the resulting partnership will think as no human brain has ever thought by J. C. R. Licklider > "The hope is that the resulting partnership will think as no human brain has ever thought." > **— J. C. R. Licklider**, *Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960), alternate excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960), alternate excerpt candidate.