# Designed Intelligence Will Grow From Synthetic Biology by Paul Davies > "Designed Intelligence will increasingly rely on synthetic biology and organic fabrication, in which neural circuitry will be grown from genetically modified cells, and spontaneously self-assemble into networks of functional modules." > **— Paul Davies**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** ["Designed Intelligence" (DI)](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26151) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Paul Davies; 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/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Sentience|Sentience]] - [[wiki/AI Welfare|AI Welfare]] - [[wiki/Recursive Self-Model|Recursive Self-Model]] - [[wiki/Self-Model Ensemble|Self-Model Ensemble]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Designed Intelligence will increasingly rely on synthetic biology and organic fabrication, in which neural circuitry will be grown from genetically modified cells, and spontaneously self-assemble into networks of functional modules." — Paul Davies, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-paul-davies-designed-intelligence-grow-synthetic-biology ```