I consider myself an inventor, entrepreneur, and author. Ray Kurzweil authorentrepreneurinventor Change image and share on social
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 agobillionculture share on social
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 bustcycledisillusionment Change image and share on social
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 2040sbillionfoldbody share on social
New technologies can be used for destructive purposes. The answer is to develop rapid-response systems for new dangers like a bioterrorist creating a new biological virus. Ray Kurzweil answerbiologicalbioterrorist Change image and share on social
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 You and I are walking around with outdated software running in our bodies, which evolved in a very different era.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 biologybodycell share on social
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 engagefindlearn Change image and share on social
A lot of movies about artificial intelligence envision that AI's will be very intelligent but missing some key emotional qualities of humans and therefore turn out to be very dangerous. Ray Kurzweil artificialdangerousemotional Change image and share on social
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 createdecideeffect share on social
We are beginning to see intimations of this in the implantation of computer devices into the human body. Ray Kurzweil beginbodycomputer Change image and share on social