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Ray Kurzweil


Born
in Queens, New York, The United States
February 12, 1948

Website

Genre
Computers & Internet, Philosophy, Science

Influences
Julian Huxley ...more


Raymond Kurzweil is an inventor and futurist who has published books on health, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the technological singularity.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 26,020 ratings · 2,024 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors
The Singularity is Near: Wh...
3.93 avg rating — 11,081 ratings — published 2005 — 43 editions
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How to Create a Mind: The S...
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The Age of Spiritual Machines
3.90 avg rating — 4,317 ratings — published 1998 — 49 editions
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Transcend: Nine Steps to Li...
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The Age of Intelligent Mach...
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Are We Spiritual Machines?:...
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Danielle: Chronicles of a S...
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The 10% Solution for a Heal...
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The Singularity is Nearer
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“Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.”
― Ray Kurzweil
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“The purposeful destruction of information is the essence of intelligent work.”
― Ray Kurzweil, The Age of Spiritual Machines
tags: creativity, minimalism
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“Death is a great tragedy…a profound loss…I don’t accept it…I think people are kidding themselves when they say they are comfortable with death.”
― Ray Kurzweil
tags: transcedent-man
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