#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality

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Technology, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Science

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🗓️ 17 September 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:06) – Turing test
(20:52) – Brain–computer interfaces
(32:32) – Singularity
(38:51) – Virtual reality
(41:31) – Evolution of information processing
(47:57) – Automation
(57:58) – Nanotechnology
(59:52) – Nuclear war
(1:01:57) – Uploading minds
(1:09:39) – How to think
(1:16:09) – Digital afterlife
(1:25:29) – Intelligent alien life
(1:28:19) – Simulation hypothesis
(1:32:31) – Mortality
(1:40:11) – Meaning of life

Transcript

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Ray Kurzweil, author, inventor, and futurist, who has
0:06.3	an optimistic view of our future as a human civilization.
0:11.2	Predicting that exponentially improving technologies will take us to a point of a singularity,
0:16.4	beyond which superintelligent artificial intelligence will transform our world in nearly unimaginable
0:23.5	ways.
0:24.5	18 years ago, in a book singularity is near, he predicted that the onset of the singularity
0:30.4	will happen in a year 2045.
0:33.9	He still holds to this prediction and estimate.
0:36.8	In fact, he's working on a new book on this topic that will hopefully be out next year.
0:42.7	And now, a quick few second mention of the sponsor.
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1:01.1	Choose wise and my friends.
1:03.0	And now, onto the full ad reads, as always, no ads in the middle.
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