Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson gets some help from futurist, author, and inventor, Ray Kurzweil, to explain what singularity will look like in the 2030s. What is singularity? What is the Turing test? Will we one day be unable to distinguish been human and machine? Why would people even want to merge with robots? We discuss artificial intelligence and what it means to be conscious. Plus… what are the dangers of AI?
15 years ago, in his book “Singularity is Near” Ray Kurzweil predicted that the singularity—the time when the abilities of a computer overtake the abilities of the human brain—will occur in about 2045. Today, Ray’s focused on his research at Google. His team is developing computer software that will bring human-like abilities to digital tools. Ray says this new era of amazing, intelligent software won’t replace humans — but it will augment + expand civilization. He looks forward to the world of tomorrow — and believes we’re entering a time of abundance, health, safety, progress, and discovery, made possible by today’s advances in science, tech, and knowledge.