Raymond Kurzweil - What is the Far Far Future of Humans in the Universe?

Consider humanity's astounding progress in science during the past three hundred years. Now take a deep breath and project forward three billion years. Assuming humans survive, can we even conceive of what our progeny might be like?

[michaelchamberlain]

Ray Kurzweil has a 90% success prediction rate based on using Science and Mathematics.... people should do their homework on this man before they make negative comments

[JabberCT]

We'll be like that robot... "Danger, Will Robinson"

[isatousarr]

The far future of humanity in the universe raises profound questions. Physicists ponder how we might adapt to an ever-expanding cosmos, survive as energy becomes scarce, and evolve beyond our biological forms. They also consider how we might protect ourselves from cosmic hazards and what our fate will be as the universe approaches its end. These inquiries reflect both the uncertainty and curiosity about humanity's ultimate destiny in the cosmos.

[iARTEMKAi]

Wow! I'm starting to save up money for the future, then I'll switch to the cyborg body! Plans are settled.

[newbieartist]

Hes being interviewed by his future robot "machine" self.

Its like, future of the past! :o

[omardavila]

We are not alone I can assure you of that.

[hrvojeherceg]

Holy sh*t, he actually looks younger!

[Ssotta]

Ray goal: increase computation capability in order to increase our knowledge.
Interviewer ideal: spread life through the galaxy/universe.
It appears to me that the interviewer, despite asking Ray 3 times, didn't manage to get a comment about this from Ray

[bridgenorton]

I think the body could MAYBE be transformed with non organics, however our track record with organic transplants alone doesn’t bode well, but I don’t think the human mind would “survive” the process of not being in a human body all that well..

[SolaceEasy]

Mr Kurzweil is a visionary. All visions are incomplete, awaiting further revelation. His perspective seems to put the position of human in a position of supremacy in life's quest. Perhaps we should be humble to the potential that another nexus point of consciousness has achieved more than us elsewhere. We can only see what has happened in the past, after all. Another point: if other nexus points of consciousness in the cosmos have developed to this non-biological ability to exist, in this state, couldn't they use communication methods incomprehensible to our current abilities to detect and understand this communication medium, let alone the messages?

[coenraadloubser]

There are already 2 types of humans: Those supplementing their communication, memory and decisionmaking with technology, and those who don't.... At the same time we're spawning a race of machines... and there will be something inbetween too... Modern day India is arguably inhabited by 4 epochs of civilization... all together, this very day... the future is here, it's just not distributed evenly... and not the same future for everybody. The divide between rich and poor doesn't see that todays poor is richer than yesterdays rich... and that the new super rich are those who want to become machines...

[poonoi]

It's springtime, food is plenty and all is quiet. Alive right now is good. I may even have an icecream later on...I don't know. Wish everywhere was as peaceful as this place right now and that you find many reasons to smile today. Tomorrow isn't here yet.

[MelliaBoomBot]

i don;t think I heard anything about how we should evolve and love more....love is all.

[DanielSMatthews]

Ok so Ray is going with the "well somebody has to be first" argument, fair enough it is a logical view I have held for a while too, but there are others that are just as logical. Why assume that an advanced civilisation has it's computing substrates in the first three dimensions if string theory suggests there are 11 of them?

[konberner]

Pretty much he predicts we be come the Borg.

[RickDelmonico]

Under Kurzweil's definition, we are already in a simulation, unless we are alone. The most advanced technology will be constrained by space and time. The material world is the condensation of information.

[AlmostEthical]

I like Ray. Brilliant man, and one of the few out there thinking beyond humanity as we know it.
Post-humans will expand outwards into space, not just for new sources of information, but to solve basic existential problems, such as Earth's habitability and the Sun's eventual expansion into a red giant. Post-humans will also explore "inner space", with ever more post-humans living an entirely virtual/digital existence.
I only disagree with RK that post-humans can be considered human. Technically, that means being capable of mating with normal humans and producing viable offspring. I doubt that post-biological humans would have viviparous births per se.

[javieraguirre]

he actually doesnt look that old, i think all his life extension pills may be working

[ottodetroit]

Fun discussion but history shows nobody predicts the future very accurately. The farther out you try to predict the less accurate prediction becomes

[jamesruscheinski]

Could be place and role in consciousness is future of humanity in the universe?