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jdvfx t1_izk3zoh wrote

Kurzweil has been saying that the singularity is "5 years away" for about 20 years now. I no longer consider him a reliable source for any of this.

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AsuhoChinami t1_j0a97vn wrote

Uh... I don't remember him saying that. Like... ever. At all. He's a broken record who's always said 2045.

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TheHamsterSandwich t1_j0gkigq wrote

Ever since Ray wrote the book "The Singularity Is Near" in 2005 his predicted date for the Singularity has always been 2045. His estimated date has not changed since.

Stop spreading bullshit.

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ttkciar t1_izk9mgi wrote

Kurzweil was always a grifter and a charlatan. A good one, too -- he fooled a lot of people, including his current employers, despite having nothing of value to offer.

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footurist t1_izmbg49 wrote

That's a bit harsh. The guy accomplished a lot actually, queue the insufferably long list of patents and inventions...

Although it's becoming more obvious these days that it's likely going to take a bunch of conceptual breakthroughs to change course towards AGI from what's currently being developed. Admittedly he foresaw things to be quite different than they are today. Also the broken record stuff...

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