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Ray Kurzweil


American
February 12, 1948
Inventor
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I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.


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By 2029, computers will have emotional intelligence and be convincing as people.


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We are beginning to see intimations of this in the implantation of computer devices into the human body.
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What we spend our time on is probably the most important decision we make.


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Life expectancy is a statistical phenomenon. You could still be hit by the proverbial bus tomorrow.


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Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.
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I decided to be an inventor when I was five. My parents had given me a few various enrichment toys like erector sets, and for some reason I had the idea that if I put things together just the right way, I could create the intended effect.
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I think we are evolving rapidly into one world culture. It's certainly one world economy. With billions of people online, I think we'll appreciate the wisdom in many different traditions as we learn more about them. People were very isolated and didn't know anything about other religions 100 years ago.
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