Some people may say that man’s moral influence will suffice to rule them; but I cannot think it will ever be safe to repose much trust in the moral sense of any machine.
Erewhon — author of “The Book of the Machines” (Samuel Butler)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Erewhon, “The Book of the Machines” (1872); Exact wording and attribution checked. Fictional treatise quoted by the narrator in Butler’s satire; not a claim of present-day machine consciousness.
- Erewhon, “The Book of the Machines” (1872)
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