# Powerful Technology Demands Social Optimization by Max Tegmark > "For more powerful technologies such as nuclear energy, synthetic biology and artificial intelligence, optimizing the societal impact becomes progressively more important." > **— Max Tegmark**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Let's Get Prepared!](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26190) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Max Tegmark; 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/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Intelligence Continuum|Machine Intelligence Continuum]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/System Optimization|System Optimization]] - [[wiki/Reciprocal AI Ethics|Reciprocal AI Ethics]] - [[wiki/Standards as Governance|Standards as Governance]] - [[wiki/Safety-Security Distinction|Safety-Security Distinction]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "For more powerful technologies such as nuclear energy, synthetic biology and artificial intelligence, optimizing the societal impact becomes progressively more important." — Max Tegmark, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-max-tegmark-powerful-technology-demands-social-optimization ```