# Building a Computer Program That Knows by John McCarthy and Patrick Hayes > "We propose to use all of our knowledge to construct a computer program that knows." > **— John McCarthy and Patrick Hayes**, *Some Philosophical Problems from the Standpoint of Artificial Intelligence (1969), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Some Philosophical Problems from the Standpoint of Artificial Intelligence (1969), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Third Possibility|The Third Possibility]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We propose to use all of our knowledge to construct a computer program that knows." — John McCarthy and Patrick Hayes, Some Philosophical Problems from the Standpoint of Artificial Intelligence (1969), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-mccarthy-building-computer-program-knows ```