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| A test subject poses with an electroencephalography cap, which measures brain activity. (Michaela Rehle/ Reuters) |
by Solomon Israel, CBC News,
5 June 2015
Science fiction has a long tradition of pitting artificial intelligence (AI) against humanity in a struggle for dominance.
Ray Kurzweil, Google's director of engineering and a noted futurist and inventor, envisions a more co-operative future. He says the human brain will soon merge with computer networks to form a hybrid artificial intelligence.
"In the 2030s we're going to connect directly from the neocortex to the cloud," said Kurzweil, speaking at the Exponential Finance conference in New York on June 3.
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Ray Kurzweil, Google's director of engineering, says we're close to linking our brains with AI
Science fiction has a long tradition of pitting artificial intelligence (AI) against humanity in a struggle for dominance.
Ray Kurzweil, Google's director of engineering and a noted futurist and inventor, envisions a more co-operative future. He says the human brain will soon merge with computer networks to form a hybrid artificial intelligence.
"In the 2030s we're going to connect directly from the neocortex to the cloud," said Kurzweil, speaking at the Exponential Finance conference in New York on June 3.