# Why Do Machine-Learning Errors Differ From Human Errors by Jason Wilkes > “Why are the errors that our best machine-learning algorithms make so different from the errors we humans make?” > **— Jason Wilkes**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Jason Wilkes](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27710) — Jason Wilkes's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-036). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Why are the errors that our best machine-learning algorithms make so different from the errors we humans make?” — Jason Wilkes, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jason-wilkes-machine-learning-errors-differ-from ```