Kurzweil is a genius, but credible? He is predicting humans will be able to 'upload' their consciousness into computers by 2030 or 2040, right? Hopefully I live long enough to see that! But, I'm thinking he's waaayyyy out there on his predictions, just like Tesla (despite the convincing graphs & stuff)
In a way you’re right....Kurzweil’s credibility certainly went up when Bob Moog went to work for him in 1984, 20 years after he introduced the first ‘affordable’ synthesizer! And I may have (in the back of my mind) combined the expertise of Kurzweil AND Moog in my off the cuff analysis! But I’m betting most all are impressed with both geniuses...and just as with Westinghouse + Tesla, the combination was unbeatable! along with the mutual admiration that such genius engenders:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.11/posts.html?pg=7