# Machines May Become Better Forecasters Than People by Paul Saffo > “I now believe that in the not too distant future, the best forecasters will not be people, but machines: ever more capable "prediction engines" probing ever deeper into stochastic spaces.” > **— Paul Saffo**, *“The Best Forecasters Will Be Computers,” Edge Annual Question, 2008* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source:** [“The Best Forecasters Will Be Computers,” Edge Annual Question, 2008](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/10229) — Saffo states a 2008 forecast about prediction engines, not a measured comparison showing that the forecast had already come true. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Peak Person and the Predicaments of Prediction|Peak Person and the Predicaments of Prediction]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Predictive Science|Predictive Science]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Predictive Science|Predictive Science]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “I now believe that in the not too distant future, the best forecasters will not be people, but machines: ever more capable "prediction engines" probing ever deeper into stochastic spaces.” — Paul Saffo, “The Best Forecasters Will Be Computers,” Edge Annual Question, 2008 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-paul-saffo-machines-better-forecasters ```