Notes on Ray Kurzweil’s SXSW keynote, from March 12, 2012 | “Expanding Our Intelligence Without Limit”  [#sxsw #IQExpand]

• Background
  • Written 4 bestselling books
  • 19 honorary doctorates
  • Honored by multiple U.S. Presidents
  • Tons of inventions
• The hippie movement morphed into silicon valley movement. What we have today is the democratization of technology.
• You

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On Monday afternoon author and inventor Ray Kurzweil took the stage at SXSW for an interview session with frequent Time magazine contributor Lev Grossman.

Kurzweil, somewhat of a controversial figure in the tech community, was there to discuss his radically optimistic views on technology, human consciousness, and evolution.

The session began with Kurzweil delivering a short slide presentation about his predictions on how technology will impact… read more

I was late to this session and two ballrooms were filled. I had to follow Twitter but the conversations were amazing. Great presentation about going toward the singularity Kurzweil has been talking about for the past few years. Amazing presentation!

“This guy is rocking more rings than Saturn and the Steelers combined. #sxiqexpand #raykurzweil” [...]

In this keynote, “Expanding Our Intelligence without Limit,” Lev Grossman from Time magazine talks with visionary Ray Kurzweil to hear his thoughts on how the future of AI will affect our thinking and how we might expand our intelligence without limit. [...]

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He is one of the world’s most renowned futurists, and onstage at South By Southwest, Ray Kurzweil stirred debate with a speech that outlined the incredible role artificial intelligence will play in the future, as it reshapes humanity.

South By Southwest Interactive is a bubble of optimism; a haven of ingenuity that seems liberated from all the constraints, or cynicism, of daily life. There… read more