Ray Kurzweil
Google Director of Engineering | Pioneering the Future of AI & Human Potential
Ray Kurzweil transformed technology with groundbreaking inventions like the image scanner and optical character recognition.
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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