# The future offers very little hope for those who expect that our new mechanical slaves will… by Norbert Wiener > "The future offers very little hope for those who expect that our new mechanical slaves will offer us a world in which we may rest from thinking." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *God & Golem, Inc. (1964)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: God & Golem, Inc. (1964).