# Humans May Parent Their Cyborg Successors by James Lovelock > “Like it or not, the emergence of cyborgs cannot be envisaged without us humans playing a god-like – or parent-like – role.” > **— James Lovelock**, *BBC Science Focus interview on the Novacene, August 22, 2019* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source and full passage:** [BBC Science Focus interview on the Novacene, August 22, 2019](https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/james-lovelock-cyborgs-turning-100-and-the-come-age-of-the-novacene) — Lovelock imagines deliberate human contribution to emerging cyborg life and ongoing ecological cooperation, not hostile displacement as a certainty. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/James Lovelock|James Lovelock]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Like it or not, the emergence of cyborgs cannot be envisaged without us humans playing a god-like – or parent-like – role.” — James Lovelock, BBC Science Focus interview on the Novacene, August 22, 2019 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-james-lovelock-humans-may-parent-their-cyborg-successors ```