# Science Can Hand Unlimited Power to the Least Trusted by Norbert Wiener > "The scientist ends by putting unlimited powers in the hands of the people whom he is least inclined to trust." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Atlantic Monthly response on controlled missiles (1946)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Atlantic Monthly response on controlled missiles (1946). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Skeuomorphic Interval|The Skeuomorphic Interval]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Norbert Wiener|Norbert Wiener]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/OpenAI Frontier|OpenAI Frontier]] - [[wiki/Human-in-the-Loop BCI|Human-in-the-Loop BCI]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The scientist ends by putting unlimited powers in the hands of the people whom he is least inclined to trust." — Norbert Wiener, Atlantic Monthly response on controlled missiles (1946) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-norbert-wiener-hand-unlimited-least-trusted ```