Although I'm not prepared to move up my prediction of a computer passing the Turing test by 2029, the progress that has been achieved in systems like Watson should give anyone substantial confidence that the advent of Turing-level AI is close at hand. If one were to create a version of Watson that was optimized for the Turing test, it would probably come pretty close.
Ray KurzweilDeath gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.
Ray KurzweilSupercomputers will achieve one human brain capacity by 2010, and personal computers will do so by about 2020.
Ray KurzweilLaunching a breakthrough idea is like shooting skeet. People's needs change, so you must aim well ahead of the target to hit it.
Ray KurzweilAll of our schools need to bring 'learn from doing' into the mainstream education, not just afternoon.
Ray Kurzweil