Ray Kurzweil: The accelerating power of technology

http://www.ted.com Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.

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[AaronSilkwood]

I thought it was common sence about technology? Having more advanced technology allows you to advance faster. I've always thought this.

[Polack21]

Im inclined to think he meant 2020 and not 2010. I think this because shortly after he talks about 2029. A jump from 2020 predictions to 2029 predictions was probably what he was trying to get at and not 2010 to 2029. Most likely a verbal typo on his part...... or he's a futuristic loony who has no idea what hes talking about... whichever floats your boat.

[MR3LIXR]

uh no you couldn't have been more wrong they are already starting to put nano tech into our cloths and information brain streaming is in the baby stage where have you been?

[sean123654]

Computers haven't disappeared. And they aren't embedded in our cloths, and I don't even see anything on the Internet about beaming information to the brain. 6 years later

[Ween Scim]

lol alka seltzer

[WesternUranus]

This may be common senSe but you'll admit it's quite surprising to see that it is so close to us now.

[foofermd]

Love him, but its so annoying that he is always having like gastrointestinal issues. It's like he is always hiccuping, or have acid reflux or something.

[imaginenoreligion]

Ray's 2007 book predicts human brain simulation in 2013. Did he have some inside information? The human brain project just won €1 billion funding.

Make friends with a computer today. Tomorrow it might be too late!

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[KennyPhenom123]

Ok Im only 12 and even Im enjoying this Im doing research and im Doing it on Computers.

I think This guy is amazing and how he Can kinda (Predict) What computers Or "Nano Cells" are gonna be in 10, to 5, Years Theyr Gonna be making it so u can Freaking upload memory Off of a computer and put it Into Your own head.

Thats So Freaking Cool i Think This guy is The Freaking Futer <------- Cant Spell

But seriously This guy is a Freaking Genius. :D

[petrmej]

That's the problem. When China and India become developed they will adopt a way of life similar to America and then they will be burning a lot of energy per person too. I personally don't think it's that much of a problem - for some things, such as oil, it is (but we'll run out of that sooner or later anyway and there are already alternative solutions) but for the most part it wouldn't be a problem if everyone on Earth consumed as much as Americans currently do.

[petrmej]

OTOH with more things having been invented it can become harder to invent something new - because all the easy/obvious (with the technology you currently have) inventions have been already done and you haven't progressed enough yet to be able to tackle the more difficult ones. It may be that the curves are not really exponential as Kurzweil says but they are something like the logistic curve. Kurzweil focuses on new technology - for that the logistic curve would look like an exponential one.