Ray Kurzweil is the field of AI's longest-serving expert, the inventor of numerous world-changing technologies and the author of several best-selling books. The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999) and The Singularity is Near (2005), in which he first predicted that computers would reach human level intelligence by 2029 and outlined his vision of the merging of human and artificial intelligence, have together inspired several major films, hundreds of books and thousands of articles. Many of his inventions, such as text and speech recognition, and vocal and musical synthesizers, have enabled breakthroughs in communication between humans and computers. He is a Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google, the recipient of the US National Medal of Technology and Innovation, one of the nation's highest honours, and a member of the US National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Ray Kurzweil is the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence -- BILL GATES A fascinating exploration of our future, which raises the most profound philosophical questions Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Nearer is to information technology what Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species was to life science – a cogent, fact-based, clear-eyed, multi-disciplinary exposition of a fundamental truth about the world. There can be no more salient guide to the next two decades of life -- Martine Rothblatt, founder of United Therapeutics Ray Kurzweil is the greatest oracle of our digital age. The Singularity Is Nearer is more than just a book—it's a survival guide for the technological renaissance we're about to experience. Ray’s accurate projections of what is likely to happen and when, makes the difference between surfing atop the tsunami of change, versus being crushed by it -- Peter H. Diamandis, founder of the XPRIZE Ray Kurzweil’s Moore’s Law abstraction is the most important thing ever graphed. Its continuity – over his lifetime of writing – is the greatest take-away for the future of humanity, and the future of intelligence -- Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of Future Ventures My view of the future has been forever impacted by Ray Kurzweil. Twenty-four years ago, he predicted AI would reach human-level intelligence by 2029. His vision seemed like a dream and yet here we are, right on track. This book will challenge everything you know about technology, life and death. It will light you up with answers to today’s most pressing questions about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity -- Tony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within Ray explores mounting evidence that we are – right now – on the brink of a new human civilization. We’ll experience life in a whole new way. Everyone seriously concerned about the future should read this book -- Dean Kamen, recipient of the US National Medal of Technology Kurzweil makes a compelling case with data and persuasive logic that technological advances give us reason for optimism. It is only 2023 and already the world he envisioned years ago is taking shape. Curious about the Future? Read this book! -- Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google