Visionary:Ray Kurzweil

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Ray Kurzweil[edit]

Biography[edit]

Futurist, inventor, author of 'The Singularity Is Near', Google's Director of Engineering.

Category[edit]

Futurist

Notable Quotes[edit]

On Creative Destruction in AI Era[edit]

"The Singularity will happen by 2045."[1]

On AI Governance and Regulation[edit]

"By 2029, computers will have human-level intelligence."[2]

On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age[edit]

"Information technologies grow exponentially, not linearly."[3]

On Human Capital in Age of AI[edit]

"We will merge with the intelligent technology we create."[4]

On Zero Marginal Cost Society[edit]

"Death is a tragedy that we will overcome with technology."[5]

References[edit]

  1. Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity Is Near (2005), p. 136, Viking Press
  2. Ray Kurzweil, SXSW Conference (2017), March 12, 2017, Austin
  3. Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999), p. 25, Viking Press
  4. Ray Kurzweil, How to Create a Mind (2012), p. 280, Viking Press
  5. Ray Kurzweil, Fantastic Voyage (2004), p. 3, Rodale Books