What do you think about Raymond Kurzweil's visions?

[Anonymous]

Raymond Kurzweil says that in 2030, people's biological life spans will be longer, and he is very insistent on this. Most of what he says has come true. A friend of mine who studies at MIT says that they will do this to make people work longer, and then they will transfer the brain to the machine and realize the project of being completely immortal and using the human body as an energy source, and even some famous names and high-ranking people have extended their lives, but they have technologies that they hide from us.

[jshm2]

Nah, he's done his part and is now running on empty, so is peddling shit "future" visions for cash, instead.

It's sad to see, but it happens all the time with these types. They cannot produce anything of relevance any more, so turn to the "futurist" mythology. Just look at Dawkins.

Anyway, I digress. Biologically, people are going to start living SHORTER lives. We are at the end of antibiotics, resistance is building up as well. On top of that you have more wars for resources and older populations, less babies being born too.

The "brain" cannot be "transferred," hell we still don't know what consciousness is, and how it fully interacts with brain matter. By latest estimates, it would take a computer the size of a large factory - to replicate and store one "brain". You see with AI the size of data centres and power consumption requirements, and even that is nowhere close to a brain or consciousness.

As for your friend, he is just bullshitting to get into your pants. Probably will try to trick you into making a "superbaby" so he can leave you a single mother.

[Asker]

There is no such thing between me and my friend, and I have been following Kurzweil for years, but he has never been this insistent on anything. There are many scientists who support him. Are they all liars and frauds? Also, religions say that immortality is not possible, but there are immortal creatures. Planarian worms have the ability to renew themselves when they are cut in half. Even if you cut them into a billion pieces, they can be reborn from even a millimeter piece. Also, we have managed to extend human life in the evolutionary process. While the average human life was 40 years in the 1850s, it is now 78 years.

[jshm2]

LOL, you say that, but does your friend? Also, Kurzweil is a dime a dozen, and his type are well known. Scientists, like politicians, will "support" anything that pays the bills. Hence neither community can be taken at face value.

Also, you seem daft as fuck to put "immortality" in with "religion" when they are entirely different purviews. Being able to "survive" like worms and extremophiles does not equate to "immortality". Simple biology tells us immortality is impossible.

Also, you're confusing quality of life with longevity. People may be living past 60, but it's with a cocktail of problems leading to poverty, resource drain and fewer living a fuller life.

[Asker]

If it were not biologically possible, hundreds of scientists would not say the same thing. Okay, biological immortality is not possible, but it is possible to extend life significantly and sooner or later they will do it. You are already a very hateful person... Someone whose life span increased from 60 to 120 years lived for 120 years and the technology will remain the same, right? Let me inform you, I wanted to point out that consciousness transfer studies are progressing rapidly

[EmmaMary]

Just who the hell is Raymond Kurzweil?

[Asker]

Raymond Kurzweil is an American inventor, futurist, and author, widely known for his work in artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and life extension. Born on February 12, 1948, Kurzweil has been a prominent figure in the fields of technology and innovation since the 1970s.

He is best known for his predictions about the future of technology, particularly his theory of technological singularity—a point in the near future when artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to rapid and irreversible changes in society.
Kurzweil has made significant contributions in various areas:
Optical character recognition (OCR)
Text-to-speech synthesis
Speech recognition technology
Electronic keyboard instruments
He has written several influential books, including:
The Age of Intelligent Machines (1990)
The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999)
The Singularity Is Near (2005)
How to Create a Mind (2012)
Since 2012, he has worked at Google as a director of engineering, focusing on machine learning and language processing.
Kurzweil is also known for his advocacy of life extension technologies and immortality through technology, including the possibility of uploading the human mind to a computer.
His ideas are both celebrated and criticized, but he remains one of the most influential voices in discussions about the future of humanity and technology.