I am a fan of Kurzweil, but I think his predictions are a little too optimistic. However, he has been proven more or less right over the last 25 years or so.
In his book The Singularity is Near, he said that we will have built a computer that has the processing speed of a human brain by 2013, and it will be available for personal computers by 2020.
Kurzweil thinks that by the 2040s we will be able to completely download our consciousness into machines.
He also says that it is possible for him to live indefinitely... by taking supplements and staying healthy until nanotechnology and medical research gets to the point where we can start to reverse the aging process.
It is pretty cool to see how he breaks down mankind's technological advancement and determine the direction its going.
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