Ray Kurzweil on "I've Got a Secret"

Inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil appeared on I've Got a Secret in 1965 when he was 17 years old.

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[koobecafmit]

Wow, beauty queens were once intelligent too...

[Bulgroz99]

Hi there I am Zorglub99 from year 2046, I just wanted to give you guys a heads-up about the singularity. It is awesome in here, its like virtual reality but it feels real. Everything looks, sounds, and feels like real life, but you can control it all with your imagination. Everything you can imagine, you can experience. I am looking forward to seeing you guys in here, its great fun!

[MrUniversality]

It's true the tests from back then cant even be passed by most collage students today... We have fallen far. Even the Elementary tests were insane...This was cool to see. You have had an amazing life Ray; here's to hoping it continues for decades (or centuries -lol- more).

[nathanualcooper]

You sir are a troll and frankly you just trolled me into this comment.

[socialdef3]

Conclusion: 1. Ray Kurzweil was way smarter than anyone on that board. 2. America's beauty queens today lack even 1/4 of the intelligence that they possessed 40 years ago. 3. Kevin Spacey could play Kurzweil if they ever made a movie about him.

[littleAlex44]

genius solution for output.

[gukonni]

Evolution isn't just about competition. It's also about new landscapes. Places where there is no competition, at least at first. A temporal safehold.

So just look around you and ask "Where is there no competition?" Where're the new land scapes? What challenges do they present?

[gukonni]

You know, we're creators at the heart of things. We will end up creating the very things that replace us in due time. And they won't replace us in the traditional way. Many humans no matter what will always seek to change themselves and adapt in every conceivable way. Many will perish but when the next big phase of our evolution comes upon us they will be ready and I'm sure it'll be a struggle but on the other side of it will be a calm, like a barrier to this world, where they'll grow.

[gukonni]

I want to hear the rest of the music to hear for myself whether it sounds like a computer wrote it or not. I get the feeling it's like the uncanny valley. People might have thought the music was well composed somehow, but they also saw that it wasn't quite right.

[Nallenbot]

This is the best video on YouTube. It has many layers.

[Bulgroz99]

Are you hitting on me? I have a lot of imaginative friends and girlfriends, the real ones suck.