{"id":19717,"date":"2017-10-03T01:25:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T01:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kurzweilai.net\/?p=305048"},"modified":"2017-10-05T06:01:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T06:01:49","slug":"ray-kurzweil-on-the-age-of-spiritual-machines-a-1999-tv-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/2017\/10\/03\/ray-kurzweil-on-the-age-of-spiritual-machines-a-1999-tv-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Kurzweil on The Age of Spiritual Machines: A 1999 TV interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/97c2ezJ_1U8\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dear readers,<\/p>\n<p>For your interest, this 1999 interview with me, which I recently re-watched, describes some interesting predictions that are still coming true today. It\u2019s intriguing to look back at the last 18 years to see what actually unfolded. This video is a compelling glimpse into the future, as we\u2019re living it today.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Ray<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear readers,<\/p>\n<p>This interview by Harold Hudson Channer was recorded on Jan. 14, 1999 and aired February 1, 1999 on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mnn537\/\" >Manhattan Neighborhood Network<\/a> cable-access show, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.channer.tv\/\" >Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the discussion, Ray explains many of the ahead-of-their-time ideas presented in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Age-Spiritual-Machines-Computers-Intelligence\/dp\/0140282025\/\" >The Age of Spiritual Machines<\/a>*<\/em>, such as the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kurzweilai.net\/the-law-of-accelerating-returns\" >law of accelerating returns<\/a>&#8221; (how technological change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense \u201cintuitive linear\u201d view); the forthcoming revolutionary impacts of AI; nanotech brain and body implants for increased intelligence, improved health, and life extension; and technological impacts on economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>I was personally inspired by the book in 1999 and by Ray&#8217;s prophetic, uplifting vision of the future. I hope you also enjoy this blast from the past.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Amara D. Angelica, Editor<\/p>\n<p><em>* First published in hardcover January 1, 1999 by Viking. The series also includes <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Age-Intelligent-Machines-Ray-Kurzweil\/dp\/0262610795\" >The Age of Intelligent Machines<\/a><em> (The MIT Press, 1992) and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Singularity-Near-Humans-Transcend-Biology\/dp\/0143037889\/\" >The Singularity Is Near<\/a> <em>(Penquin Books, 2006). <\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear readers, For your interest, this 1999 interview with me, which I recently re-watched, describes some interesting predictions that are still coming true today. It&rsquo;s intriguing to look back at the last 18 years to see what actually unfolded. This video is a compelling glimpse into the future, as we&rsquo;re living it today. Enjoy! &mdash; [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,55,43,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airobotics","category-nanotechmaterials-science","category-news","category-singularityfutures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19717"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19754,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19717\/revisions\/19754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}