# AI Could Extend or Depart From Human Thought by Rolf Dobelli > "Conceptually, autonomous or artificial intelligence systems can develop two ways: either as an extension of human thinking or as radically new thinking." > **— Rolf Dobelli**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Self-Aware AI: Not In A Thousand Years](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26170) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Rolf Dobelli; 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/Planetary Consciousness|Planetary Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Sentience|Sentience]] - [[wiki/AI Moral Status|AI Moral Status]] - [[wiki/AI Welfare|AI Welfare]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Conceptually, autonomous or artificial intelligence systems can develop two ways: either as an extension of human thinking or as radically new thinking." — Rolf Dobelli, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-rolf-dobelli-ai-extend-depart-human-thought ```