# Machines Preparing the Way for Insight by J. C. R. Licklider > "Computing machines will do the routinizable work that must be done to prepare the way for insights and decisions." > **— J. C. R. Licklider**, *Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation|A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Cybernetics|Cybernetics]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/J. C. R. Licklider|J. C. R. Licklider]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Cybernetics|Cybernetics]] - [[wiki/Cybernetic Control|Cybernetic Control]] - [[wiki/Control Loop|Control Loop]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Computing machines will do the routinizable work that must be done to prepare the way for insights and decisions." — J. C. R. Licklider, Man-Computer Symbiosis (1960) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jcr-licklider-machines-preparing-way-insight ```