Ray Kurzweil

In a previous post, I mentioned an American computer scientist by the name Ray Kurzweil, who is also regarded as a futurist by many in the scientific and technology communities. Prior to writing this novel, I wasn't aware of his person and works until I started researching into AI.

Dr. Kurzweil is quite a remarkable public figure, given his keen sense of the future from a technological advancement perspective. In fact, he not only predicted the explosive growth of the internet, mobile phone, and artificial intelligence; he also gave the timeline that AI would take to achieve the Singularity. He predicted that by the end of 2020, computing power would reach one exaflop and AI would match or exceed human performance across a range of tasks. And there's more.

Take a look at his predictions, stretching all the way to 2045:

This futurist even anticipated neural interfaces that allow humans to connect their brains directly via BCI to cloud-based AI to augment our own intelligence and abilities with the power of AI.

Now that's some fantastic hard sci-fi materials I intend to include in my novel.