# Computers Were Built to Augment Human Intellect by John Naughton > "For decades I've been an acolyte of Doug Engelbart, who believed that computers were machines for augmenting human intellect." > **— John Naughton**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [When I Say "Bruno Latour" I Don't Mean "Banana Till"](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26228) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by John Naughton; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Intelligence Continuum|Machine Intelligence Continuum]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Extended Mind Thesis|Extended Mind Thesis]] - [[wiki/Brain-Computer Interfaces|Brain-Computer Interfaces]] - [[wiki/Neurotechnology Ecosystem|Neurotechnology Ecosystem]] - [[wiki/Artificial Life|Artificial Life]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "For decades I've been an acolyte of Doug Engelbart, who believed that computers were machines for augmenting human intellect." — John Naughton, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-naughton-computers-were-built-augment-human ```