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Supercomputers will achieve o...

Supercomputers will achieve one human brain capacity by 2010, and personal computers will do so by about 2020.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Sometimes people talk about c...

Sometimes people talk about conflict between humans and machines, and you can see that in a lot of science fiction. But the machines we're creating are not some invasion from Mars. We create these tools to expand our own reach.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

By the time we get to the 204...

By the time we get to the 2040s, we'll be able to multiply human intelligence a billionfold. That will be a profound change that's singular in nature. Computers are going to keep getting smaller and smaller. Ultimately, they will go inside our bodies and brains and make us healthier, make us smarter.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

I'm working on artificial int...

I'm working on artificial intelligence. Actually, natural language understanding, which is to get computers to understand the meaning of documents.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

When you talk to a human in 2...

When you talk to a human in 2035, you'll be talking to someone that's a combination of biological and non-biological intelligence.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

What we spend our time on is ...

What we spend our time on is probably the most important decision we make.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

People say we're running out ...

People say we're running out of energy. That's only true if we stick with these old 19th century technologies. We are awash in energy from the sunlight.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Information defines your pers...

Information defines your personality, your memories, your skills.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Doing real world projects is,...

Doing real world projects is, I think, the best way to learn and also to engage the world and find out what the world is all about.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

If we look at the life cycle ...

If we look at the life cycle of technologies, we see an early period of over-enthusiasm, then a 'bust' when disillusionment sets in, followed by the real revolution.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

We appear to be programmed wi...

We appear to be programmed with the idea that there are 'things' outside of our self, and some are conscious, and some are not.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

I decided to be an inventor w...

I decided to be an inventor when I was five. My parents had given me a few various enrichment toys like erector sets, and for some reason I had the idea that if I put things together just the right way, I could create the intended effect.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

By 2029, computers will have ...

By 2029, computers will have emotional intelligence and be convincing as people.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

The Blue Brain project expect...

The Blue Brain project expects to have a full human-scale simulation of the cerebral cortex by 2018. I think that's a little optimistic, actually, but I do make the case that by 2029 we will have very detailed models and simulations of all the different brain regions.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Artificial intelligence will ...

Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, we will have multiplied the intelligence, the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization a billion-fold.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Our intuition about the futur...

Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

I think we are evolving rapid...

I think we are evolving rapidly into one world culture. It's certainly one world economy. With billions of people online, I think we'll appreciate the wisdom in many different traditions as we learn more about them. People were very isolated and didn't know anything about other religions 100 years ago.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Biology is a software process...

Biology is a software process. Our bodies are made up of trillions of cells, each governed by this process. You and I are walking around with outdated software running in our bodies, which evolved in a very different era.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Death gives meaning to our li...

Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

Within a few decades, machine...

Within a few decades, machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to The Singularity -- technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history. The implications include the merger of biological and nonbiological intelligence, immortal software-based humans, and ultra-high levels of intelligence that expand outward in the universe at the speed of light.

Ray Kurzweil 99 quotes

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