> The argument made against Kurzweil could surely be made about anyone who makes claims about the future.
Which is precisely why predictions are generally wrong, and sometimes even dangerous.
Which is precisely why predictions are generally wrong, and sometimes even dangerous.
I do find some of Kurzweil's far out predictions kind of fun though, and I have a habit of checking on them every few years to see how he's doing.
Here's a list of some of them:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_made_by_Ray_Kurzwei...
At least now that he's head of engineering at Google he might have a chance of making his predictions about robot servants and intelligent glasses come true.