Ray Kurzweil: The Coming Singularity

Ray Kurzweil is known as an author and a futurist. He grew up in Queens, New York and went on to study at M.I.T. He has written a few books, The Age of Intelligent Machines, The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life, The Age of Spiritual Machines, The Singularity Is Near and others. He has also invented many technologies, such as a classical music synthesizing computer, an optical character recognition system (a system so a computer could recognize text) and the Kurzweil K250, a machine capable of imitating numerous instruments.

He is known for various predictions about the future. In the video above he discusses his theory of "The Singularity." This theory states that in 20 years computers will be able to simulate the human brain. He states that computer technology is increasing exponentially and eventually the human mind will be unable to function unless intersected with technology.