Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality | Lex Fridman Podcast #321

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Published on September 17, 2022 4:54:12 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykY69lSpDdo

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:06 - Turing test
14:51 - Brain–computer interfaces
26:31 - Singularity
32:51 - Virtual reality
35:31 - Evolution of information processing
41:57 - Automation
51:57 - Nanotechnology
53:51 - Nuclear war
55:57 - Uploading minds
1:03:38 - How to think
1:10:08 - Digital afterlife
1:19:28 - Intelligent alien life
1:22:18 - Simulation hypothesis
1:26:31 - Mortality
1:34:10 - Meaning of life

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