Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 18, 2023 18:15:19 GMT
Computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil has set some very specific timelines for when humanity will achieve immortality, and artificial intelligence (AI) will reach the singularity. The good news, if his predictions prove to be accurate, is that you just need to ride out the next seven years for your chance at living forever.
"2029 is the consistent date I have predicted for when an AI will pass a valid Turing test and therefore achieve human levels of intelligence," Kurzweil told Futurism in 2017. "I have set the date 2045 for the 'Singularity' which is when we will multiply our effective intelligence a billion fold by merging with the intelligence we have created."
In terms of immortality, Kurzweil believes that by the year 2030, we will be able to "advance human life expectancy" by "more than a year every year". Part of this – itself progress towards the singularity 15 years later – will see nanobots flowing through our bloodstream, making repairs and linking our brain up to the cloud. When this happens, we will be able to send videos (or emails if you want to think about the more dull aspects of being a freaking cyborg) directly from our brains, as well as backing up our memories.
For Kurzweil, the singularity is not something to be feared, but something that will improve humans, eventually making us "godlike".
www.iflscience.com/futurist-predicts-humans-will-achieve-immortality-by-2030-67965
"2029 is the consistent date I have predicted for when an AI will pass a valid Turing test and therefore achieve human levels of intelligence," Kurzweil told Futurism in 2017. "I have set the date 2045 for the 'Singularity' which is when we will multiply our effective intelligence a billion fold by merging with the intelligence we have created."
In terms of immortality, Kurzweil believes that by the year 2030, we will be able to "advance human life expectancy" by "more than a year every year". Part of this – itself progress towards the singularity 15 years later – will see nanobots flowing through our bloodstream, making repairs and linking our brain up to the cloud. When this happens, we will be able to send videos (or emails if you want to think about the more dull aspects of being a freaking cyborg) directly from our brains, as well as backing up our memories.
For Kurzweil, the singularity is not something to be feared, but something that will improve humans, eventually making us "godlike".
www.iflscience.com/futurist-predicts-humans-will-achieve-immortality-by-2030-67965
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I'm in agreement with you, Mel - that trumpet could sound at any second and I'll be ready to go. 
