# The Vulnerability of Headquarters by Tor Nørretranders > “Headquarters are a problem in many organizations and systems, where they represent an irrational bottleneck in the free flow of information. Be it the CEO of organizations, the CPU of computers or the conscious self control of human beings, the idea of every bit going through the center, is not functional. Building computers, robots and networks has taught us the need for parallel processing.” > **— Tor Nørretranders**, *2001, Edge Annual Question, “What Now?”* ## Sources and Context - **Direct Edge response and surrounding essay:** [The Vulnerability of Headquarters](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11794) — Edge published this exact passage in its 2001 Annual Question collection, *WHAT NOW?*. The response page preserves the surrounding argument and qualifications. - **Complete local collection index:** [[research/Edge 2001 Full Quotation Curation - What Now|Edge 2001 Full Quotation Curation - What Now]] — retained source-first record for the complete response cohort and this passage's promotion status. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|AI in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Nolan's Odyssey]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Beekeeping]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/human-machine interaction|human-machine interaction]] - [[wiki/Human-Machine Symbiosis|Human-Machine Symbiosis]] - [[wiki/Cybernetic Control|Cybernetic Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Headquarters are a problem in many organizations and systems, where they represent an irrational bottleneck in the free flow of information. Be it the CEO of organizations, the CPU of computers or the conscious self control of human beings, the idea of every bit going through the center, is not functional. Building computers, robots and networks has taught us the need for parallel processing.” — Tor Nørretranders, 2001, Edge Annual Question, “What Now?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-tor-nrretranders-vulnerability-headquarters ```