# Artificial Aliens Should Evolve Without Human Guidance by Stephen M. Kosslyn > "Far AIs should be created to educate themselves, evolving to function in their environments effectively without human guidance or contact." > **— Stephen M. Kosslyn**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Another Kind Of Diversity](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26081) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Stephen M. Kosslyn; 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/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Technological Evolution|Technological Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Evolutionary Theory|Evolutionary Theory]] - [[wiki/Artificial Heredity|Artificial Heredity]] - [[wiki/Gene-Culture Coevolution|Gene-Culture Coevolution]] - [[wiki/Human Ecology|Human Ecology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Far AIs should be created to educate themselves, evolving to function in their environments effectively without human guidance or contact." — Stephen M. Kosslyn, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-kosslyn-artificial-aliens-evolve-without-human ```