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Computers will reach human-level intelligence by 2029.

Ray Kurzweil · made 2005 (The Singularity Is Near) · target Dec 2029 · Open

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As reported:His bestselling 2005 book, The Singularity Is Near, sparked imaginations with sci-fi like predictions that computers would reach human-level intelligence by 2029 and that we would merge with computers and become superhuman around 2045

The Guardian interview, June 2024

The prediction

Who
Ray Kurzweil, Author, The Singularity Is Nearer
Made
2005 (The Singularity Is Near)
Target
Dec 31, 2029 (stated as "by 2029")
Status
Openin 3 years
Source
The Guardian interview, June 2024 Secondary: a report of what they said
Topics
AGI

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