The fate of the universe is a decision yet to be made, one which we will intelligently consider when the time is right.
Ray KurzweilEven by common wisdom, there seem to be both people and objects in my dream that are outside myself, but clearly they were created in myself and are part of me; they are mental constructs in my own brain.
Ray KurzweilAs you go out to the 2040s, now the bulk of our thinking is out in the cloud. The biological portion of our brain didn't go away but the nonbiological portion will be much more powerful. And it will be uploaded automatically the way we back up everything now that's digital.
Ray KurzweilBiological evolution is too slow for the human species. Over the next few decades, it's going to be left in the dust.
Ray KurzweilWe only have to capture 1/10,000th of the solar energy landing on earth to completely satisfy all our energy needs.
Ray KurzweilThose with engineering skills will build tomorrow's genius computers. But those with the ability to create knowledge of any kind will be the ones who are best able to extract great value from them. The way to create value in the age of genius machines will be to compile and disseminate knowledge that other people will find useful.
Ray Kurzweil