On the Human7.1 Can machines think?
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06-Apr-2010
Here is Ray Kurzweil's prediction for the state of computer technology in the year 2029, taken from his synposis of chapter 11 of "The Age of Spiritual Machines:"
2029: "A $1,000 unit of computation has the computing capacity of approximately one thousand human brains. Direct neural pathways have been perfected for high-bandwidth connection to the human brain. A range of neural implants is becoming available to enhance visual and auditory perception and interpretation, memory, and reasoning. Computers have read all available human- and machine-generated literature and multimedia material. There is growing discussion about the legal rights of computers and what constitutes being human. Machines claim to be conscious and these claims are largely accepted."
Read "An Inexorable Emergence," the prologue to Kurzweil's book.
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