# Can Machines Replicate Human Behavior From the Outside by Matthew D. Lieberman > "Will we increasingly be able to create machines that can produce input-output patterns that replicate human input-output patterns?" > **— Matthew D. Lieberman**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Thinking From The Inside Or The Outside?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26221) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Matthew D. Lieberman; 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/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Article:** [[articles/Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks and the Allen Institute|Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks and the Allen Institute]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/World Simulation|World Simulation]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Counterfactual Self-Simulation|Counterfactual Self-Simulation]] - [[wiki/Functional Digital Twin|Functional Digital Twin]] - [[wiki/Artificial Neural Networks|Artificial Neural Networks]] - [[wiki/Deep Learning|Deep Learning]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Will we increasingly be able to create machines that can produce input-output patterns that replicate human input-output patterns?" — Matthew D. Lieberman, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-matthew-lieberman-machines-replicate-human-behavior-outside ```