Name: A university for the coming singularity
Uploaded: 2009-06-02T08:53:00Z
Duration: 8 min 28 s
Description: Ray Kurzweil's latest graphs show that technology's breakneck advances will only accelerate -- recession or not. He unveils his new project, Singularity University, to study oncoming tech and guide it to benefit humanity.

Ray Kurzweil's latest graphs show that technology's breakneck advances will only accelerate -- recession or not. He unveils his new project, Singularity University, to study oncoming tech and guide it to benefit humanity.

A university for the coming singularity

Technological progress accelerates at an exponential rate, fundamentally outpacing the linear way that humans naturally predict change. A computer that once filled a building now fits in a pocket, and its power has grown a billion-fold since the speaker’s student days. This relentless advancement holds steady even during global upheavals, driving productivity and transforming fields from genomics to solar energy. Harnessing this momentum, a new institution aims to unite top minds to address humanity’s biggest challenges with emerging technology.

Exponential Technology Growth Will Outpace Human Intuition

*The Singularity is Near*

Hey, cloud, here comes my boss. A little help?

computers

education

future

science

technology

nanotechnology

TED Stage Talk

Ray Kurzweil: A university for the coming singularity