# Culture Has Memory Beyond Its Makers by Nicholas A. Christakis > "Culture applies its own logic, has a memory, endures after its makers are gone, can be repurposed in supple ways, and can induce action." > **— Nicholas A. Christakis**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Human Culture As The First Artificial Intelligence](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26147) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Nicholas A. Christakis; 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/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Memory Architecture|Memory Architecture]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Memory Architecture|Memory Architecture]] - [[wiki/Autobiographical Memory|Autobiographical Memory]] - [[wiki/Long-Term Memory Substrate|Long-Term Memory Substrate]] - [[wiki/Digital Continuity|Digital Continuity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Culture applies its own logic, has a memory, endures after its makers are gone, can be repurposed in supple ways, and can induce action." — Nicholas A. Christakis, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nicholas-christakis-culture-has-memory-beyond-makers ```