# Information Processors Could Exceed the Human Mind by Steven Pinker > "A human-made information processor could, in principle, duplicate and exceed the powers of the human mind." > **— Steven Pinker**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Thinking Does Not Imply Subjugating](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26243) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by Steven Pinker; 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/Steven Pinker|Steven Pinker]] - [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]] - [[wiki/Control Problem|Control Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "A human-made information processor could, in principle, duplicate and exceed the powers of the human mind." — Steven Pinker, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-steven-pinker-information-processors-exceed-human-mind ```