# Technology Builds Its Own Successor by Ray Kurzweil > "We use one stage of technology to create the next stage." > **— Ray Kurzweil**, *The Singularity essay, The New Humanists (2003), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Singularity essay, The New Humanists (2003), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ray Kurzweil|Ray Kurzweil]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Uploaded Intelligence|Uploaded Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] - [[wiki/Distributed Intention|Distributed Intention]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We use one stage of technology to create the next stage." — Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity essay, The New Humanists (2003), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ray-kurzweil-technology-builds-successor ```