Posted on 03/29/2023 1:09:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
Aformer Google engineer has made a stark realization that humans will achieve immortality in eight years - and 86 percent of his 147 predictions have been correct.
Ray Kurzweil spoke with the YouTube channel Adagio, discussing the expansion in genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, which he believes will lead to age-reversing 'nanobots.'
These tiny robots will repair damaged cells and tissues that deteriorate as the body ages and make us immune to diseases like cancer.
The predictions that such a feat is achievable by 2030 have been met with excitement and skepticism, as curing all deadly diseases seems far out of reach.
Kurzweil was hired by Google in 2012 to 'work on new projects involving machine learning and language processing,' but he was making predictions in technological advances long before.
In 1990, he predicted the world's best chess player would lose to a computer by 2000, and it happened in 1997 when Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov.
Kurzweil made another startling prediction in 1999: he said that by 2023 a $1,000 laptop would have a human brain's computing power and storage capacity.
Now the former Google engineer believes technology is set to become so powerful it will help humans live forever, in what is known as the singularity.
Singularity is a theoretical point when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and changes the path of our evolution, LifeBoat reports.
Kurzweil, an author who describes himself as a futurist, predicted that technological singularity would happen by 2045, with AI passing a valid Turing test in 2029.
It is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.
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Damn. Does the Earff have eight years left?
Will be funny if next thing you know he steps into the street and gets run over by a truck.
why do husbands usually die before their wives?
because they can.
Eight years? Hope I live to see it.
The arrogance of some humans knows no end.
Um, may be, but not in the way he thinks!
When Jesus returns, we’ll all be immortal, some with Jesus, the rest, without. The way things are going, it could well be eight (or less) years!
Maranatha.
I choose Jesus.
The Rapture of the saints is likely to happen in that time span, so he may not be wrong.
But we’re all gonna die in 7, according to Dr. Greta.
"What should I do Doc?"
"Get married"
"Why? Will that make me live longer?"
"No, but it will be the longest six months of your life"
I know, oldie but a goodie.
Good amount stuck away in my 401k and investments, but not sure they will last for eternity. Might have to work until I’m 500 and then check in on the feasability again.
...we’ll all be immortal.........
just “where” is the problem.................
Another modern Prometheus. Remember what happened to Doctor Frankenstein
Nah...just roll the age to collect from 62 to 562 for everyone under 50 years old.
8 years eh? It only took two to reach immorality under Biden.
only interested in immortality if we throw the D’s out. otherwise, nope.
Hebrews 9:27 - And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to day, and after this cometh judgment.
I’ll go with what God said. We all have a date with death. It is the one date we will not be able to escape. So to Mr. Google Engineer...your prediction is doomed for failure.
In 8 years I’ll be 76.
I don’t want to live forever at 76.................. 🤷♂️🤦♂️
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