# Once They Are Conceived by John von Neumann > "Once they are conceived, the subject begins to live a peculiar life of its own." > **— John von Neumann**, *The Mathematician (1947), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Mathematician (1947), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/John von Neumann|John von Neumann]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] - [[wiki/Digital Afterlife|Digital Afterlife]] - [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/AI Moral Status|AI Moral Status]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Once they are conceived, the subject begins to live a peculiar life of its own." — John von Neumann, The Mathematician (1947), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-von-neumann-once-conceived ```