Play is just another version of work

There are downsides to every technology. Fire kept us warm, but also burned down our villages.

Machines will follow a path that mirrors the evolution of humans. Ultimately, however, self-aware, self-improving machines will evolve beyond humans' ability to control or even understand them.

By the time of the Singularity, there won't be a distinction between humans and technology. This is not because humans will have become what we think of as machines today, but rather machines will have progressed to be like humans and beyond. Technology will be the metaphorical opposable thumb that enables our next step in evolution.

We only have to capture 1/10,000th of the solar energy landing on earth to completely satisfy all our energy needs.

Inventing is a lot like surfing: you have to anticipate and catch the wave at just the right moment.

By 2029, computers will have emotional intelligence and be convincing as people.