

Kurzweil, known for being the most prolific “futurist” (someone who studies the future and predicts it based on current trends) did a great job sharing his vision for the future of intelligent machines, and the implications of what he predicts are profound enough to get anyone who is paying attention to notice. When I first started learning about the concept of the singularity, I came across Ray Kurzweill, who wrote the book “The Singularity is Here: When Humans Transcend Biology” and also starred in the “Transcendent Man” documentary. Depending on how well you understand the technology and its implications, you might feel anywhere from excited to terrified about the future for AI, and maybe even a little bit of both.īack in 2011 during my university days, I stumbled upon the concept of the singularity and have been fascinated since. The thought that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) will one day trigger runaway growth is scary to a lot of people.
