# Artificial Minds Must Wait for a Physical Theory of Mind by Lee Smolin > "The construction of an artificial mind then probably has to wait until we understand better, in physical terms, what a mind is." > **— Lee Smolin**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Our Concept Of Nature](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26077) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Lee Smolin; 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/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Epistemic Humility|Epistemic Humility]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Technology|Technology]] - [[wiki/Epistemic Status Separation|Epistemic Status Separation]] - [[wiki/AI Winter|AI Winter]] - [[wiki/Model Contestability|Model Contestability]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The construction of an artificial mind then probably has to wait until we understand better, in physical terms, what a mind is." — Lee Smolin, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-lee-smolin-artificial-minds-must-wait-physical ```