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=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
"The Singularity will happen by 2045."<ref name="ref_2005_p136_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''The Singularity Is Near'' (2005), p. 136, Viking Press</ref>
"The Singularity will happen by 2045."<ref name="ref_2005_p136_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''The Singularity Is Near'' (2005), p. 136, Viking Press</ref>
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
"By 2029, computers will have human-level intelligence."<ref name="ref_2017_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''SXSW Conference'' (2017), March 12, 2017, Austin</ref>
"By 2029, computers will have human-level intelligence."<ref name="ref_2017_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''SXSW Conference'' (2017), March 12, 2017, Austin</ref>
=== On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age ===
=== On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age ===
"Information technologies grow exponentially, not linearly."<ref name="ref_1999_p25_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''The Age of Spiritual Machines'' (1999), p. 25, Viking Press</ref>
"Information technologies grow exponentially, not linearly."<ref name="ref_1999_p25_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''The Age of Spiritual Machines'' (1999), p. 25, Viking Press</ref>
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
=== On Human Capital in Age of AI ===
"We will merge with the intelligent technology we create."<ref name="ref_2012_p280_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''How to Create a Mind'' (2012), p. 280, Viking Press</ref>
"We will merge with the intelligent technology we create."<ref name="ref_2012_p280_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''How to Create a Mind'' (2012), p. 280, Viking Press</ref>
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
"Death is a tragedy that we will overcome with technology."<ref name="ref_2004_p3_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''Fantastic Voyage'' (2004), p. 3, Rodale Books</ref>
"Death is a tragedy that we will overcome with technology."<ref name="ref_2004_p3_1">Ray Kurzweil, ''Fantastic Voyage'' (2004), p. 3, Rodale Books</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:56, 12 August 2025

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."[1]

On AI Governance and Regulation

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

On Productivity Paradox in Digital Age

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

On Human Capital in Age of AI

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

On Zero Marginal Cost Society

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

References

  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