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Ray KurzweilMachines 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.
Ray KurzweilBy 2010 computers will disappear. They'll be so small, they'll be embedded in our clothing, in our environment. Images will be written directly to our retina, providing full-immersion virtual reality, augmented real reality. We'll be interacting with virtual personalities.
Ray KurzweilOur technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.
Ray Kurzweil