# Machine Consciousness May Require a Different Evolutionary Path by Juan Enriquez > "Building consciousness from scratch implies following a new and very different evolutionary path to that of human intelligence." > **— Juan Enriquez**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Head Transplants?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26058) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Juan Enriquez; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Recursive Self-Model|Recursive Self-Model]] - [[wiki/Evolutionary Computation|Evolutionary Computation]] - [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] - [[wiki/Open-Ended Evolution|Open-Ended Evolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Building consciousness from scratch implies following a new and very different evolutionary path to that of human intelligence." — Juan Enriquez, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-juan-enriquez-machine-consciousness-require-different-evolutionary ```