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Quotes from The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence — Ray Kurzweil

born 1948 United States

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A primary reason that evolution—of life-forms or technology—speeds up is that it builds on its own increasing order.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

Once a computer achieves human intelligence it will necessarily roar past it.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

Before the next century is over, human beings will no longer be the most intelligent of capable type of entity on the planet.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

The primary political and philosophical issue of the next century will be the definition of who we are.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

Sometimes, a deeper order—a better fit to a purpose—is achieved through simplification rather than further increases in complexity.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

Neither noise nor information is predictable.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

Order... is information that fits a purpose.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

The Law of Time and Chaos: In a process, the time interval between salient events (that is, events that change the nature of the process, or significantly affect the future of the process) expands of contracts along with the amount of chaos.

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence (1999)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ray Kurzweil (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.