Ray Kurzweil
Google Director of Engineering | Pioneering the Future of AI & Human Potential
Ray Kurzweil is an Artificial Intelligence speaker who has appeared at 5 events including SXSW 2024 and SXSW 2023, most recently in 2024.
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Ray Kurzweil transformed technology with groundbreaking inventions like the image scanner and optical character recognition. As a National Medal of Technology recipient and inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, he has consistently pushed technological boundaries.
Kurzweil currently serves as Chief Futurist at Google, where he explores the exponential potential of emerging technologies. His work bridges cutting-edge innovation and practical technological advancement, offering audiences unprecedented insights into how technology will reshape human potential and experience.
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Get ready for hybrid thinking
Two hundred million years ago, our mammal ancestors developed a new brain feature: the neocortex. This stamp-sized piece of tissue (wrapped around a brain the size of a walnut) is the key to what humanity has become. Now, futurist Ray Kurzweil suggests, we should get ready for the next big leap in brain power, as we tap into the computing power in the cloud.
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Who has Ray shared a stage with?
Speakers who appeared at the same event editions as Ray
| Speaker | Shared events | Where they appeared together |
|---|---|---|
| Robert FullBiologist | Revolutionizing Robotics Through Nature's Engineering | 3 | TED 2005, TED 2009, TED 2014View shared history → |
| Arthur BenjaminDistinguished Mathematician & Mental Calculation Wizard | TED Speaker | 2 | TED 2005, TED 2009View shared history → |
| Barry SchwartzPsychologist & Decision Expert | The Paradox of Choice in Modern Life | 2 | TED 2009, TED 2014View shared history → |
| Ben SaundersArctic Explorer | TED Speaker Pushing Human Limits in Extreme Environments | 2 | TED 2005, TED 2014View shared history → |
| Elizabeth GilbertBestselling Author of Eat Pray Love | Transformative Storytelling Expert | 2 | TED 2009, TED 2014View shared history → |
| Sarah JonesTony Award-winning performer | Multi-character artist, UNICEF Ambassador | 2 | TED 2009, TED 2014View shared history → |
| Tim Berners-LeeWorld Wide Web Inventor | Pioneering the Digital Revolution | 2 | TED 2009, TED 2014View shared history → |
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