Raymond Kurzweil
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948)
Raymond Kurzweil is an American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist, and inventor. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology and electronic keyboard instruments.
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Creating an avatar of this sort is one way of embodying that information in a way that human beings can interact with. It is inherently human to transcend limitations.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil Bring Dead Father Back to Life (August 9, 2011)
I will be able to talk to this re-creation. Ultimately, it will be so realistic it will be like talking to my father.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil Bring Dead Father Back to Life (2011)
You can certainly argue that, philosophically, that is not your father.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil Bring Dead Father Back to Life (2011)
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Raymond Kurzweil is an American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist, and inventor. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology and electronic keyboard instruments. He has written books on health technology, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Kurzweil is an advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements and gives public talks to share his optimistic outlook on life extension technologies and the future of nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology.
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