The Last 6 Decades of AI — and What Comes Next | Ray Kurzweil | TED

How will AI improve our lives in the years to come? From its inception six decades ago to its recent exponential growth, futurist Ray Kurzweil highlights AI’s transformative impact on various fields and explains his prediction for the singularity: the point at which human intelligence merges with machine intelligence.

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[CurtisMarkley]

I freakin' love how Ray talks about these things ALMOST like he's bored. It cracks me up.

[direnchasbay]

Hello the year 2030. Do we have AGI there?

[turntff]

We must protect Ray. He’s 76 right now, it be so amazing to see him in the year 2060 in good health 😁

[Barefoot_Joe]

Book literally just arrived on my doorstep yesterday morning, the singularirty is nearer

[isaacliu]

I believe Kurzweil on the technology being there when he says it will be. But I worry greatly about how society will handle the transition and whether or not the benefits will be widely shared.

[AsfandiarTesla]

I will be 42 by the year 2045, hope the future accepts technology, and AGI and not a nuclear war.

[petrosrigas]

Longevity escape velocity: a concept that sparks imagination and challenges our assumptions about aging and life expectancy. Exciting times ahead as science pushes the boundaries of human longevity!

[chrisanderson]

Ray's suspenders make me smile :D

[marblegarden]

I'm convinced Ray is slowly transforming into Raggedy Andy, as a bridge to immortality.

[TheElixir]

This is the only TED talk I've watched more than once. That's saying something.

[eliranmesika]

We must protect Ray. He’s 76 right now, it be so amazing to see him in the year 2060 in good health

[neilifill]

I like RK’s confidence. His predictions omit things like conflict (between countries, between companies, and between people) and monetizing the technology for profit. The only way we all see the benefits he is proposing is if, by some stroke of fortune, the investors in the tech feel fine to make it universally available or affordable. There are those who will depend on our competitive nature to know more and be better than “them.” We have become increasingly exclusionary since before Columbus sailed across the Atlantic, so there’s little chance that the “haves” will ever allow anyone else to come close to parity with them. It’s sad, but it is who we are.

[andycordy]

I liked the theory of escape velocity longevity.

[costafilh]

It's nice to know that I'm not crazy when I say the exact same things to people, even if they think I'm totally crazy and that it will take a million years to achieve it all!

[ronaldronald]

I wonder if people fully appreciate the impact of a prediction like this. This guy is renowned for predicting things accurate. Though things tend to develop faster than he predicted. Think about it: "AGI within the next 5 years" ! and this "The scientific progress is on a exponential." ... Good reason to refresh your knowledge on logarithmic scales ;-)

[TheClaptonisgod]

Never heard of this guy.
Now, I won't forget him.

[alfredross]

All these A.I. companies are financed by corporations who hope for a big return on their investments.
It is difficult to imagine, in these economic conditions, that this handful of rich investors would have the well-being of humanity as their primary motivation! They will want to make their billions in profit, before A.I. be beneficial to humanity. if it weren't for that, Mr. Kurzweil's timeline would be feasible.

[amulpatel]

its very simple. Kurzweil speaks, I listen. Then I dream of transhuman future where we experience richness and nuance beyond what is possible now.

the universe is so vast...

[AdvantestInc]

The historical perspective on AI evolution is enlightening. It's amazing to see how far we've come and the potential future applications in medicine and energy.

[AussieFaraday]

I love his optimism. I have no faith in the other human beings. There will be conflict and there will be a greater divide as those who have will continue to gain, and those who cannot afford will continue to get behind.