What's Ray Kurzweil up to?

Ray in TIME magazine!

2010-11-29T11:43:00.001-05:00

From the Dec 6, 2010 issue (from the future!!)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2033076,00.html

Some Ray videos from the last few months!

2010-10-21T10:47:00.004-04:00

Hey all! Both! You!

Sorry I've been AWOL for the last few months. Anyway, Ray has some recent videos up - check them out!!

Ray at the premier of his new movie The Singularity is Near in June:

http://www.wtn.net/filmseries/singularity/webcast-video-kurzweil-introduction.html

Ray at Java developer's conference from September 23rd:

The Age of Embedded Computing Everywhere from KAIN Admin on Vimeo.

Ray at H+ Summit Video - and NY Times Article

2010-06-14T15:47:00.004-04:00

Here is a video of Ray's speech at the H+ summit this past weekend, June 13th. A lot of new stuff!

http://www.viddler.com/explore/ChrisgNYC/videos/37/13.182

Let's hope the future has better video quality!

Also, if you missed it, Ray is featured in a singularity article at the NY Times (thanks TheComplexDays):

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/business/13sing.html

The amount of Singularity press is accelerating... exponentially!!!

NY Premiere of the Singularity is Near!

2010-06-07T20:36:00.002-04:00

The Singularity is Near... and so is the movie!! That's right, you can see it in your own backyard (assuming you live in NY of course) on June 24th!

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100607006248&newsLang=en

Afterwards, enjoy tea and crumpets with Ray as he takes questions from the audience! Be there or be made out of outdated biological parts.

Ray to be at Singularity Summit 2010!

2010-06-04T13:51:00.002-04:00

Wadya know?? Ray's going to be at the Singularity Summit this year, August 14-15th.

http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2010/06/singularity-summit-2010-announced/

As far as I can tell, its going to be a similar presentation to the one he's giving next week (June 12-13th) at the Humanity+ Summit at Harvard:

http://hplussummit.com/

Ray responds to Craig Venter making artificial life!

2010-05-21T12:14:00.004-04:00

Ray has something to say about Craig Venter making an organism whose DNA was designed on a computer (from May 20th):

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=/news/news_single.html?id%3D12190

This, of course, begs the question: if we design an artificial organism that turns out to be intelligent, will it be considered artificial intelligence? Stay tuned for the intriguing answer...

Ray's got some new material!

2010-05-19T16:43:00.002-04:00

Apparently, when Ray speaks at the H+ Summit at Harvard on June 12-13th, he'll have some new material! Wonder if he'll have the one about the priest, the rabbi, and the human body 3.0...

http://hplusmagazine.com/articles/science/humanity-conference-brings-citizen-scientists-and-ray-kurzweil-harvard

Ray at IBM Impact 2010

2010-05-10T12:09:00.004-04:00

Ray was at IBM Impact 2010 this past week, May 5th-7th. Watch his talk - he had a computer the size of the auditorium back 30 years ago which was a thousand times smaller and a million times cheaper - that's a 0% increase since he's been using the same quote for the past 2 years! j/k Ray, we love you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLe_LZV9Uz0

World Future Review Interview!

2010-05-07T15:39:00.002-04:00

Ray was interviewed by the World Future Review on May 5th! I wonder if they have a clubhouse....

http://worldfuture2010.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/an-interview-with-ray-kurzweil-inventor-best-selling-author-worldfuture-2010-speaker/

Ray Kurzweil Interview/PodCast

2010-05-03T13:16:00.002-04:00

The Pheonix (some paper in Boston) interviews Ray for an article on April 30th. Listen to the Podcast and read the article - get informed about the future!

http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/phlog/archive/2010/04/30/podcast-our-chat-with-ray-kurzweil.aspx

Ray to Keynote at the H+ Summit at Harvard!

2010-04-22T14:27:00.003-04:00

Ray is going to be the keynote speaker at the 2010 H+ Summit at Harvard, this June 12-13th. What will superintelligence do to those Crimson egos?

http://lifeboat.com/blog/2010/04/hplussummit

(h/t The Complex Days)

Ray at NAB show!

2010-04-22T14:25:00.001-04:00

Looks like broadcasters may be into transhumanism, as well! It's catching on! From April 14th...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAzrs26faN0

Ray premeirs "The Singularity is Near" movie!

2010-04-22T14:23:00.002-04:00

Here's Ray on April 18th, at the premier of his new movie, The Singularity is Near. Let's hope so, Ray!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZLOSHxdTY

Update: Another video has been posted on Vimeo that is much longer:

http://vimeo.com/11030753

Ray is another Keynote Speaker!

2010-03-19T10:55:00.002-04:00

This time that the iMedia Breakthrough Summit!

http://www.imediaconnection.com/summits/25524.asp

Alternate title: How to market to androids!

Ray reviews Avatar!

2010-03-10T10:18:00.002-05:00

Looks like Ray is mad they aren't taking his futurism seriously!! From March 8th.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D11907

FUTURE EVENT: Ray at MeriTalk!

2010-03-03T14:06:00.003-05:00

Ray's at something called MeriTalk Tomorrow, March 4th. Apparently it's a bunch of IT directors getting together. Wonder if they'll be too worried about network security to enjoy it...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/28/AR2010022802810.html

Ray interviewed by the SETI Institute

2010-03-01T19:29:00.006-05:00

Ray interviewed by SETI radio on February 25th! Wonder if the aliens are listening!

http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=dMgPTZGgKTE

Update: this is from way back in 2005!! Although on a logarithmic scale, that's just a moment ago!

Ray at a Publishing Conference

2010-02-25T22:00:00.004-05:00

Ray's still pushing his Blio... and the Singularity! Here he is from February 23rd... (Let's hope the rapture comes in higher definition.)

http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/28902711

Ray on the "Communicating Grand Engineering Challenges" Panel

2010-01-29T15:36:00.003-05:00

Ray is at this panel on January 27th - but virtually! He's actually in China (I'll try to find out why...) In 10^1.3 years, he might be there as a hologram!

http://vodpod.com/watch/2945810-communicating-grand-engineering-challenges

Ray gives talk to MIT/Xprize

2010-01-20T14:15:00.002-05:00

Ray gives a speech in VR on January 16th. Watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15sh05wrQ6Y

Ray responds to criticism of Predictions

2010-01-20T14:14:00.001-05:00

Michael Anissimov was mean to Ray! On January 20th, he responded!

http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2010/01/ray-kurzweil-response-to-ray-kurzweils-failed-2009-predictions/

Ray at CES!

2010-01-07T13:54:00.001-05:00

Finally, an up to date appearance! Ray at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, demo-ing his latest invention, the Blio. From today, January 7th!!

http://singularityhub.com/2010/01/07/kurzweil-demos-blio-at-ces-video/

On Some Panel

2010-01-06T11:20:00.004-05:00

Hey everyone... News from Ray is scarce. I think he's bunkered down writing How the Mind Works and How to Build One (Viking, 2011). This is the best I got, from some panel on Dec 22nd (well, posted then - who knows when it took place...) Ray, please give us something new.. Please!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJlAyp1c6zs

Update: Just watched. I think the clip is from 1982.

Ray at 2009 Longevity Conference

2009-12-17T15:24:00.001-05:00

Here's the video of Ray at the Longevity conference! We hope you live forever too, Ray!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udbUIZFD3Kg

Ray has an article in the NY Daily News!

2009-12-14T10:23:00.001-05:00

From Today, December 14th - right next to gossip about Tiger. Maybe Ray can play on the tour!

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/12/13/2009-12-13_top_futurist_ray_kurzweil_predicts_how_technology_will_change_humanity_by_2020.html

Ray gives a speech as a hologram!

2009-12-11T12:00:00.002-05:00

In the week of December 1st - This guy says it was bad though - how mean!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13641_3-10412332-44.html

AFI Fest 2009

2009-12-04T09:25:00.005-05:00

Ray speaks at the screening of Transcendent Man. As far as I can tell, this is from somewhere between November 4th and 7th. Looks like he's got it all figured out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcJTQMIgsm0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjHlA_MBMeo

Ray is named to another list!

2009-12-01T09:49:00.002-05:00

The 71st most important thinker in the world! What an honor!

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/30/the_fp_top_100_global_thinkers?page=0,30

Also, he likes 100 Years of Solitude! For the life of me, I don't understand that book!

Where have you gone, Ray Kurzweil?

2009-11-30T16:14:00.001-05:00

Nothing new from Ray in a few days. Is he okay? We hope so.

Gives an opening address at the Longevity Summit!

2009-11-18T14:11:00.002-05:00

Looks like he was here over the weekend - November 14th!

http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/17/the-methuselah-manifesto

Sponsored by the Maximum Life Foundation, and dubbed the Manhattan Beach Project (because it takes place at Manhattan Beach).

We hope you live forever too, Ray!!

Gives an interview for CBC radio!

2009-11-16T13:51:00.004-05:00

This is not the interview, but rather an article that quotes it - from November 15th:

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/725974--is-immortality-within-our-grasp

Update: Apparently the interview took place ages ago (exponentially speaking) - October 13th. Don't know where he's been since last week. We'll keep looking for ya Ray, maybe with some nanobots!

Anyway, here is the link to the actual interview:

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2009/200910/20091013.html

Ray gives keynote at Singularity Executive Education Thingy!

2009-11-11T10:40:00.005-05:00

On November 9th, Ray gives a speech before the Singularity University Executives! He looks pretty happy - looks like the Singularity is on track!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDqvnPfIfc

Ray brings about world peace!

2009-11-06T09:19:00.005-05:00

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=news_single.html?id%3D11357

Looks like he was here October 22nd.

Update: This seems to be the thing down below. Okay, now we know!

Update: Here is the video. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQ_OMYK5Go

Ray at the Singularity Summit

2009-11-02T16:34:00.000-05:00

Here's Ray at the Singularity Summit!

Ray Kurzweil at Singularity Summit 2009 -- The Ubiquity and Predictability of the Exponential Growth of Information Technology from Michael Anissimov on Vimeo.

http://www.vimeo.com/7322310

Unfortunately, this was from October 3rd, nearly a month ago. Oh, where has he been since then?!?

What's Ray Kurzweil up to?

2009-11-02T13:55:00.000-05:00

Hello World. I started this blog as a way for people like me to try to track what Ray Kurzweil has been up to. Basically this will amount to me searching YouTube for his latest videos.

Breaking news: Look's like Ray was at some sort of President's Conference on Oct 22nd! This is only the intro, though. He might have had some new graphs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T--Bd_3JG60