Ray Kurzweil has been one of the largest forces of progress in modern history. His contributions to science and technology have been immense and he continues to innovate today.
As one of our chief inventors, Kurzweil has created tools like text-to-speech synthesis, optical character recognition and speech recognition that make our daily lives easier. He continues to forecast the future as well, sharing with audiences around the world where society is going next.
These are just some of the major predictions that Kurzweil is making, which could dramatically change the way we live over the next decade.
Robots change the future of labor
Kurzweil has been a leader when talking about how our workforce is going to change due to automation. He regularly gives speeches on how these the positives of robotics in the labor market while also sharing the long-term ramifications that AI will have on humans.
The evolving future of food
As the world's population continues to grow and land for agriculture becomes more scarce, the solution to feeding everyone is in vertical farming. Kurzweil has been a champion of this technology and shares some examples of where it is already positively being used.
The next step in human evolution
Kurzweil believes the next progression in the human race is to essentially become hybrid machines. He has predicted this development to occur by 2030, when things like nanobots in the bloodstream that perform a variety of functions will become commonplace.
Brains and supercomputers re-imagined
Kurzweil has stated that by 2029 computers will be more powerful than the human brain. This will greatly increase the ability of machines to act on tasks while resembling human intelligence.
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