# Humans Invent Intelligences Biology Could Not Evolve by Kevin Kelly > "I believe our first answer will be: humans are for inventing new kinds of intelligences that biology could not evolve." > **— Kevin Kelly**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Call Them Artificial Aliens](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26097) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Kevin Kelly; 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/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Evolutionary Dynamics|Evolutionary Dynamics]] - [[wiki/Evolutionary Theory|Evolutionary Theory]] - [[wiki/Artificial Heredity|Artificial Heredity]] - [[wiki/Gene-Culture Coevolution|Gene-Culture Coevolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "I believe our first answer will be: humans are for inventing new kinds of intelligences that biology could not evolve." — Kevin Kelly, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-kevin-kelly-humans-invent-intelligences-biology-not ```