# Algorithms Will Amplify Human Choices by D.A. Wallach > "More likely, advancing computers and algorithms will stand for nothing, and will be the amplifiers and implementers of consciously-directed human choices." > **— D.A. Wallach**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Amplifiers/Implementers Of Consciously-Directed Human Choices](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26092) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by D.A. Wallach; 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/Algorithmic Systems|Algorithmic Systems]] - [[wiki/Decision Automation|Decision Automation]] - [[wiki/Agency Under Constraint|Agency Under Constraint]] - [[wiki/Algorithmic Governance|Algorithmic Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "More likely, advancing computers and algorithms will stand for nothing, and will be the amplifiers and implementers of consciously-directed human choices." — D.A. Wallach, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-wallach-algorithms-amplify-human-choices ```