# A Thinking Machine Is Artificial General Intelligence by Michael Vassar
> "Experts call a machine that can "think" a General Artificial Intelligence."
> **— Michael Vassar**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”*
## Sources and Context
- **Full authored response and quotation context:** [What You Don't Think About Can Hurt You... or Be Hurt By You](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26238) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Michael Vassar; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage.
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— Michael Vassar, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”
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