# Couldn't Compete and Would Be Superseded by Stephen Hawking > "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded." > **— Stephen Hawking**, *BBC interview on AI (2014), widely cited wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: BBC interview on AI (2014), widely cited wording. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] - [[wiki/Major Evolutionary Transitions|Major Evolutionary Transitions]] - [[wiki/Substrate-Independent Evolution|Substrate-Independent Evolution]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Uploaded Intelligence|Uploaded Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded." — Stephen Hawking, BBC interview on AI (2014), widely cited wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-hawking-couldn-t-compete-superseded ```