# Machines Can Imitate Fixed and Dynamic Human Thought by Scott Atran > "Machines can faithfully imitate the results of some human thought processes whose outcomes are fixed (remembering people's favorite movies, recognizing familiar objects) or dynamic (jet piloting, grand master chess play)." > **— Scott Atran**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [What Neuroscience And Machine Models Of The Mind Should Be Looking For](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26079) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Scott Atran; 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/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Memory Architecture|Memory Architecture]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Functionalism|Functionalism]] - [[wiki/Counterfactual Self-Simulation|Counterfactual Self-Simulation]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Architecture|Cognitive Architecture]] - [[wiki/Machine Learning|Machine Learning]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Machines can faithfully imitate the results of some human thought processes whose outcomes are fixed (remembering people's favorite movies, recognizing familiar objects) or dynamic (jet piloting, grand master chess play)." — Scott Atran, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-scott-atran-machines-imitate-fixed-dynamic-human ```