Archive for the ‘Ray Kurzweil’ category: Page 17
Nov 13, 2018
When Silicon Valley gets religion — and vice versa
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: life extension, Ray Kurzweil, transhumanism
Some of the tech world’s brightest luminaries hope to postpone the unpleasantness of death, or avoid it entirely. Calico, a secretive company founded by Google, is looking for ways to lengthen human lifespans. Billionaires Larry Ellison, Peter Thiel, and Jeff Bezos have all contributed huge sums for research into anti-aging treatments. Ray Kurzweil, one of the tech industry’s leading futurists, has described three scientific and technological “bridges” that might lead to radically longer life.
Devotees of many religions believe in a soul that lives forever. In transhumanism, techies have found their own version of eternal life — and it’s finding unlikely fans.
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Nov 12, 2018
Ray Kurzweil — The Path to The Singularity
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Ray Kurzweil, singularity
Nov 10, 2018
Ray Kurzweil — Human Level AI is Just 12 Years Away
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI
Nov 10, 2018
Ray Kurzweil Interviewed By The IMF
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil
Nov 8, 2018
Ray Kurzweil Google Maps Street View Summit Hightlights
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: augmented reality, Ray Kurzweil
Highlights from Ray Kurzweil’s keynote talk at the 2018 Google Maps Street View summit. In this interview, Ray draws compelling connections between augmented intelligence and augmented reality. In light of recent ground-level imaging trends, his perspective paints an exciting picture of the future for Street View and AR.
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Nov 3, 2018
Ray Kurzweil — The Age of Intelligent Machines
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil
Nov 3, 2018
Ray Kurzweil Featured on The News in 1989
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, Ray Kurzweil
Oct 25, 2018
What Will Happen After The Technological Singularity Ray Kurzweil
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: Ray Kurzweil, singularity
Oct 24, 2018
Reimagining Education in the Exponential Age
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: education, Ray Kurzweil, space
The future of humanity will be radically different than what we see today. As Ray Kurzweil put it, “We won’t experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century—it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at today’s rate).” We’ll have the potential to live on Mars, connect our minds to machines, and access an abundance of resources.
But is our youth prepared to live in such a world? Are we equipping them with the skills and values necessary to be adaptable, innovative, and purpose-driven in such a world?
Our traditional, industrial-era educational models are simply outdated. What is required is not an incremental change in education, but rather an entire overhaul of the current system. It will take creative imagination to develop new models for 21st-century education.
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