# Machines Can Outperform Conscious Human Reasoning by Paul Dolan > "There are plenty of conscious (system two) processes that a machine can do better, more accurately, with less bias than we can." > **— Paul Dolan**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Context Surely Matters](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26165) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Paul Dolan; 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 Moral Status|AI Moral Status]] - [[wiki/AI Welfare|AI Welfare]] - [[wiki/Recursive Self-Model|Recursive Self-Model]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There are plenty of conscious (system two) processes that a machine can do better, more accurately, with less bias than we can." — Paul Dolan, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-paul-dolan-machines-outperform-conscious-human-reasoning ```