You saw it here first (possibly).
Ray Kurzweil is a futurist and a proponent of academic thought on the subject of the technological singularity.
He states that there will come a point in human history where computer power matches our own thinking ability, therefore allowing us to interface with machines on a one-to-one basis without the need for a medium.
We’re talking simulations of your mind running on a machine, and the potential to upload information from computers into your mind.
Hot shit, right? Very Johnny Mnemonic.
Anyway, the news just in is that Ray has mapped out the future as follows:
So then:
Human Brain Functional Simulation – coming 2013.
Human Brain Neural Simulation for Uploading – coming 2025.
Nuff said.
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Web Discoveries for October 20th
These are my del.icio.us links for October 20th
A new kind of instrument for the future of expressive electronic music – research for an upcoming piece.
Some brilliant real-world applications of wearable computers, that could drive us further into the age of ubiquity.
Meaningful snippets of statistics across a range of topics, including Mobile. US-centric though.
A bookmark of a page of great bookmarks. Lots of new stuff here, with interesting descriptions of them all.
A company I’d love to work with on an upcoming campaign, following a write-up in WIRED magazine.