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> [AI is both awe inspiring and intimidatingly capable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/ai-is-both-awe-inspiring-and-intimidatingly-capable/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7d/bryan-johnson-5929_ai_ai-is-both-awe-inspiring-and-intimidatin_697627.jpg)

> [I started Kernel, a neuroenhancement company, personally investing $100M, to help ensure that humans and AI evolve together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/i-started-kernel-a-neuroenhancement-company-personally-investing-100m/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/bryan-johnson-5929_ai_i-started-kernel-a-neuroenhancement-comp_1056905.jpg)

> [The evolution of human tools, from rocks to AI, can be seen as a trajectory of increasingly powerful effort arbitrage, where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/the-evolution-of-human-tools-from-rocks-to-ai-can-be-seen-as-a/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/bryan-johnson-5929_ai_the-evolution-of-human-tools-from-rocks_2223564.jpg)

## Other authors on AI

## More by Bryan Johnson

> [The quicker we can make radically improving our brains the single highest priority of the human race, the more effective we will be to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/the-quicker-we-can-make-radically-improving-our-brains-the-single/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [I burn inside with an ambition that feels out of place in the early 21st century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/i-burn-inside-with-an-ambition-that-feels-out-of-place-in-the-early/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [The discovery that we can program our existence and author our own lives has radically altered my life - transforming my identity, aspirations, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/the-discovery-that-we-can-program-our-existence-and-author-our-own/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [When humans can measure something, the first thing that always happens: an ecosystem of ideas and, eventually, industry springs up around it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/when-humans-can-measure-something-the-first-thing-that-always-happens/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [As much as I admire the greats of industry and technology, as a founder-CEO who built a company on the three pillars of culture,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/as-much-as-i-admire-the-greats-of-industry-and-technology-as-a/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [I'm not a biohacker. I'm not an optimization person. I'm an explorer, about the future of being human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/i-m-not-a-biohacker-i-m-not-an-optimization-person-i-m-an-explorer/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [When we consider the future of the human species, we can do better than relying upon the least evolved, amygdalar, reptilian parts of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/when-we-consider-the-future-of-the-human-species-we-can-do-better/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [One way to go about revolution is not trying to change the system within, but trying to build a new system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/one-way-to-go-about-revolution-is-not-trying-to-change-the-system/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [I am insatiably curious and love surrounding myself with people with whom I can ask questions for hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/i-am-insatiably-curious-and-love-surrounding-myself-with-people-with/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [Being ruthlessly honest is risky, awkward, and uncomfortable - for nearly all of us. There's really no getting around it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/being-ruthlessly-honest-is-risky-awkward-and-uncomfortable-for-nearly/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [For political leaders, the tools of creation are powerful institutions, memorable words, enduring symbols, and perhaps most importantly, their own mythologized personas. Personas serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/for-political-leaders-the-tools-of-creation-are-powerful-institutions/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [At OS Fund, we don't invest in particular problems. Instead of trying to solve energy or climate change or the spread of disease, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/at-os-fund-we-don-t-invest-in-particular-problems-instead-of-trying/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [The mind-bending fact that a common shrub is more advanced than the latest MacBook Pro is overlooked by almost everyone. We fail to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/the-mind-bending-fact-that-a-common-shrub-is-more-advanced-than-the/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [The body's organs and biological processes begin accumulating aging damage at different ages and speeds. The older you get, the faster aging damage accumulates,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/the-body-s-organs-and-biological-processes-begin-accumulating-aging/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

> [Personally, I have always thought that anything that would help us all live longer, healthier lives is a good technology. But what I consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-johnson/personally-i-have-always-thought-that-anything-that-would-help-us-all/)

[Bryan Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-johnson/)

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