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Ray Kurzweil

Biography

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

Category

Futurist

Notable Quotes

On Creative Destruction in AI Era

"The Singularity will happen by 2045."

—Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity Is Near (2005), p. 136, Viking Press

On AI Governance and Regulation

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

—Ray Kurzweil, SXSW Conference (2017), March 12, 2017, Austin

On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age

"Information technologies grow exponentially, not linearly."

—Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999), p. 25, Viking Press

On Human Capital in Age of AI

"We will merge with the intelligent technology we create."

—Ray Kurzweil, How to Create a Mind (2012), p. 280, Viking Press

On Zero Marginal Cost Society

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

—Ray Kurzweil, Fantastic Voyage (2004), p. 3, Rodale Books