# A Small Trigger Can Start an Intelligence Avalanche by Vernor Vinge > "Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things." > **— Vernor Vinge**, *The Coming Technological Singularity (1993)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Coming Technological Singularity (1993). ## 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/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/AI Coordination Systems|AI Coordination Systems]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/OpenAI Frontier|OpenAI Frontier]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things." — Vernor Vinge, The Coming Technological Singularity (1993) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-vernor-vinge-small-trigger-intelligence-avalanche ```