# The Human Operator by J. C. R. Licklider > "The human operator and the equipment will be intimately coupled." > **— J. C. R. Licklider**, *Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Brain-Computer Interfaces|Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/J. C. R. Licklider|J. C. R. Licklider]] - [[wiki/Neural Interface|Neural Interface]] - [[wiki/Neural State Capture|Neural State Capture]] - [[wiki/Neural Decoding|Neural Decoding]] - [[wiki/Neurorights|Neurorights]] - [[wiki/Mental Privacy|Mental Privacy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The human operator and the equipment will be intimately coupled." — J. C. R. Licklider, Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jcr-licklider-human-operator ```