# Humanlike Feelings Make Machine Misbehavior Conceivable by William Poundstone > "Of course, once you imagine machines with human-like feelings and free will, it's possible to conceive of misbehaving machine intelligence—the AI as Frankenstein idea." > **— William Poundstone**, *2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?”* ## Sources and Context - **Full authored response and quotation context:** [Can Submarines Swim?](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26043) — Edge's 2015 annual-question response by William Poundstone; the linked page contains the complete response and quoted passage. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine|The Closed-Loop Gaussian Sensorium Engine]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Artificial Consciousness|Artificial Consciousness]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Free Will|Free Will]] - [[wiki/Affective Computing|Affective Computing]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] - [[wiki/Agency Under Constraint|Agency Under Constraint]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Of course, once you imagine machines with human-like feelings and free will, it's possible to conceive of misbehaving machine intelligence—the AI as Frankenstein idea." — William Poundstone, 2015, Edge annual question “What Do You Think About Machines That Think?” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-william-poundstone-humanlike-feelings-make-machine-misbehavior ```