#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:06) – Turing test<br />
(20:52) – Brain–computer interfaces<br />
(32:32) – Singularity<br />
(38:51) – Virtual reality<br />
(41:31) – Evolution of information processing<br />
(47:57) – Automation<br />
(57:58) – Nanotechnology<br />
(59:52) – Nuclear war<br />
(1:01:57) – Uploading minds<br />
(1:09:39) – How to think<br />
(1:16:09) – Digital afterlife<br />
(1:25:29) – Intelligent alien life<br />
(1:28:19) – Simulation hypothesis<br />
(1:32:31) – Mortality<br />
(1:40:11) – Meaning of life</p>