KurzweilAI.net features the big thoughts of today's big thinkers examining the confluence of accelerating revolutions that are shaping our future world, and the inside story on new technological and social realities from the pioneers actively working in these arenas.

We are witnessing intersecting revolutions in a plethora of fields: biotechnology, nanotechnology, molecular electronics, computation, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, virtual reality, human brain reverse engineering, brain augmentation, robotics, and many others. The leading visionaries represented on this site examine these transforming trends and their profound impact on economics, the arts, politics, government, warfare, medicine, health, education, disabilities, social mores, and sexuality.

Accelerating Intelligence

Although the "AI" in the title of this site suggests Ray Kurzweil's work in "artificial intelligence," it's intended here to refer to the far broader world of "accelerating intelligence" in all of its diverse forms. The quickening pace of our knowledge and intelligence will ultimately alter the nature of what it means to be human.

KurzweilAI.Net focuses on the exponential growth of intelligence, both biological and machine, and their merger, as humans transcend biology.

Accelerating-Intelligence News

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Mind·X

You are invited to join in this debate--and comment on other articles--at Mind·X. Click on the "Mind·X" link in the nav bar. There is a MindX thread associated with each article and news item.

Ramona

Your guide to this site is Ramona, the first photorealistic, interactive, lifelike avatar (virtual personality) that you can converse with on the web. But Ramona isn't just a pretty face. She's:

• A "chatterbot" (conversational robot). Using natural language processing techniques, she conducts conversations with visitors, responding to typed questions or comments with a lifelike face, lip-synched speech and appropriate facial expressions.
• Smart. Her "Brain" is a visual map showing how each "thought" (browsable word or phrase) relates to other thoughts on the site. Use it to intuitively navigate through the site's knowledge base or click on any bold blue words to get to articles or other sites.
• A thinker. She's down with the latest "big thinkers." Ramona has mastered thousands of their "thoughts" (e.g., nanotechnology, virtual reality, Marvin Minsky) gleaned from site content and explains them with an attitude born of her own virtual life experiences.

  She also provides a wealth of information about each thought, including glossary definitions and links. For the curious, she graciously answers questions about herself and her life story, including her burgeoning career as a virtual rock star.

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