# When It Comes To AI, Think Protopia, Not Utopia Or Dystopia by Michael Shermer > "Most such prophecies are grounded in a false analogy between human nature and computer nature, or natural intelligence and artificial intelligence." > **— Michael Shermer**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [When It Comes To AI, Think Protopia, Not Utopia Or Dystopia](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26062) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Michael Shermer; 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/Epistemic Humility|Epistemic Humility]] - [[wiki/AI Effect|AI Effect]] - [[wiki/Model Error|Model Error]] - [[wiki/Prediction Is Not Jurisdiction|Prediction Is Not Jurisdiction]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Most such prophecies are grounded in a false analogy between human nature and computer nature, or natural intelligence and artificial intelligence." — Michael Shermer, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-michael-shermer-when-comes-ai-think-protopia ```