[MD] FYI - Ray Kurzweil

[ian glendinning]

Marsha, mark,

I've commented about Kurzweil's claims on MoQ.Discuss previously I recall.

I agree with Mark here. Kurzweil's timeline may be hype, but I think
we should be open to evolution of the super-intellectual level as a
matter of principle.

Ian

On 11/1/06, Squonkonguitar at aol.com <Squonkonguitar at aol.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I believe I've heard of Ray Kurzweil on the MD, so I  thought I'd
> mention this 3-hour interview.  If you don't get C-SPAN2,  they off
> live stream at http://www.c-span.org/ (bottom of  page).
>
> C-SPAN2 (BookTV)
> On Sunday, November 5 at 12:00 pm
> In Depth:  Ray Kurzweil
>
> Description: Author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil will  be our
> guest for In Depth on November 5th (LIVE Noon-3pm ET). Mr. Kurzweil
> is the author of several books on the subject of artificial
> intelligence, including "The Age of Intelligent Machines," "The Age
> of  Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence," and
> his  latest, "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology."
> His  companies have made major breakthroughs in print, sound and
> speech  recognition technologies. As a result of his work, he was
> awarded the 1999  National Medal of Technology by President Clinton.
> You can join in this  three-hour discussion with Mr. Kurzweil about
> his life and work by calling  in during the program or by e-mailing
> your questions to _booktv at c-span.org_ (mailto:booktv at c-span.org) .
>
> Mark 1-11-06: Hello Marsha,
> There was a recent BBC Horizon programme about this featuring, among  others,
> Kurzweil recently.
> In my view, the singularity isn't going to happen as soon or as expected,
> but it may lead to the 5th MoQ level above intellelectual.
> Love,
> Mark
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