# We are entering a regime as radically different from our human past as we humans are from… by Vernor Vinge > "We are entering a regime as radically different from our human past as we humans are from the lower animals." > **— Vernor Vinge**, *The Coming Technological Singularity (1993), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Coming Technological Singularity (1993), excerpt candidate.