I'm a big fan of Kurzeil's ideas but my goodness how boring are his speaches! I've seen about 5 speaches like this all with the same graphs etc.. And whats with the constant yawning. It almost seems that he is bored repeating the same content.
TED: Ray Kurzweil delivers inspirational talk on the power of accelerating technology; AI by 2029
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Re: TED: Ray Kurzweil delivers inspirational talk on the power of accelerating technology; AI by 2029
#22Sounds like a smart guy, but this kind of stuff makes me think twice: http://www.rayandterry.com/
Also, does he have any technical books on the subjects he talks about?
Re: TED: Ray Kurzweil delivers inspirational talk on the power of accelerating technology; AI by 2029
#23"By 2010 computers will have disappeared. They will be so small they will be embedded into our clothing. We will interact with virtual personalities via signals wired into our retinas." (not an exact quote, but close)
I wish it was true, but that's not going to happen in 2 years. Maybe by 2020, but definitely not by 2010.