“The Singularity is Nearer,” Ray Kurzweil, was on my library’s new bookshelves when I desperately needed reading material. I decided to risk it. Sadly, my expectations were met. It has almos ...

Yes, some of us, such as futurist Ray Kurzweil, make specific predictions about when the AI-Singularity will occur (2029, the point at which machines will become smarter than humans), but our ...

“I personally think that we’re going to get to human-level AGI within, let’s say, three to five years, which is around the ...

I was unaware of Raymond Kurzweil's work, but have now ordered two of his books. The whole drama of a robot played by Pauley Perrette (inspired casting) is something I guess if we do not have to ...

Computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil believes humanity will ... That may seem like a remarkably near future, but Kurzweil seems convinced, largely because medical advancement seems to ...

The location of Ray Kurzweil's San Francisco apartment must be kept confidential ... he predicted the internet's ubiquity and the rise of mobile devices. The Singularity is Near, his 2005 bestseller, ...

Author, Google engineer and futurist Ray Kurzweil says he isn’t worried about future technology that could allow the reading of people’s thoughts and that current invasions of privacy can ...