# Better Machines Could Destroy the Meaning of Work by Richard Nisbett > "We really have to worry that there will be a devastating morale problem for us when any work we might do can be done better by machines." > **— Richard Nisbett**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Thinking Machines And Ennui](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26076) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Richard Nisbett; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Division of Labor|Division of Labor]] - [[wiki/Time-Oriented Labor|Time-Oriented Labor]] - [[wiki/Design for Dignity|Design for Dignity]] - [[wiki/Alignment Drift|Alignment Drift]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We really have to worry that there will be a devastating morale problem for us when any work we might do can be done better by machines." — Richard Nisbett, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-nisbett-better-machines-destroy-meaning-work ```