# Immaterial Science Could Build a Thinking Machine by Koo Jeong A
> "We can step up to immaterial science, then make an immaterial thinkable machine by starting a very simple manual to program."
> **— Koo Jeong A**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”*
## Sources and Context
- **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Untitled response](https://www.edge.org/annual-question/what-do-you-think-about-machines-that-think) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Koo Jeong A; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage.
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