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 You and I are walking around with outdated software running in our bodies, which evolved in a very different era.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
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 biologicalcombinationhuman Change image and share on social
As order exponentially increases, time exponentially speeds up. Ray Kurzweil exponentiallyincreaseorder Change image and share on social
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 artificialbillionbiological share on social
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 consciousideaprogram Change image and share on social
Even by common wisdom, there seem to be both people and objects in my dream that are outside myself, but clearly they were created in myself and are part of me, they are mental constructs in my own brain. Ray Kurzweil braincommonconstruct share on social
If you write a blog post, you've got something to say; you're not just creating words and synonyms. We'd like the computers to actually pick up on that semantic meaning. Ray Kurzweil blogcomputercreate Change image and share on social
Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings. Ray Kurzweil beingcreateextend Change image and share on social
I consider myself an inventor, entrepreneur, and author. Ray Kurzweil authorentrepreneurinventor Change image and share on social
Once we have inexpensive energy, we can readily and inexpensively convert the vast amount of dirty and salinated water we have on the planet to usable water. Ray Kurzweil amountconvertdirty Change image and share on social