# Computers Already Make Better Routine Decisions by Richard H. Thaler > "More disturbing to me is the stubborn reluctance in many segments of society to allow computers to take over tasks that simple models perform demonstrably better than humans." > **— Richard H. Thaler**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Who's Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26083) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Richard H. Thaler; 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/Decision Automation|Decision Automation]] - [[wiki/Automation Bias|Automation Bias]] - [[wiki/AI Benchmarking|AI Benchmarking]] - [[wiki/Model Contestability|Model Contestability]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "More disturbing to me is the stubborn reluctance in many segments of society to allow computers to take over tasks that simple models perform demonstrably better than humans." — Richard H. Thaler, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-thaler-computers-already-make-better-routine ```