# Stephen Wolfram **Born:** August 29, 1959 **Domain:** Computational science / mathematics / software **Doc Type:** Person Node **Stephen Wolfram** is a computer scientist, mathematician and technology developer known for Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha, the Wolfram Language and the computational worldview developed in *A New Kind of Science*. His writing on the Principle of Computational Equivalence extends that framework into questions about digital minds, civilization and the future relation between human and artificial intelligence. ## Routes [[wiki/Substrate Independence|Substrate Independence]] · [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] · [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] · [[wiki/Computational Equivalence|Computational Equivalence]] ## Official source - [Stephen Wolfram Writings](https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/) ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Given the Principle of Computational Equivalence I have to believe that our minds—our consciousness—can perfectly well be represented in purely digital form. So, OK, at some point the future of our civilization might be basically a trillion souls in a box. There’ll be a complicated mixing of the alien intelligence of AI with the future of human intelligence.” > **— Stephen Wolfram**, *“A World Run with Code,” May 2, 2019* [[reminders/Digital Life/Consciousness Can Be Represented in Digital Form by Stephen Wolfram|Consciousness Can Be Represented in Digital Form by Stephen Wolfram]]