In Depth

Ray Kurzweil

Author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil was interviewed about his life and work. Topics included expanding human intelligence with machin… read more

Author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil was interviewed about his life and work. Topics included expanding human intelligence with machines, human pattern recognition, inventing machines to help persons with sensory disabilities, and artificial intelligence. He responded to viewer calls and electronic mail.

Included were video clips of Mr. Kurzweil’s appearance on “I’ve Got a Secret” in 1965, a demonstration of his female alter ego in a virtual reality community in 2001, and two clips from October 30, 2006, of a tour of his office in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, where he demonstrated technology.

Mr. Kurzweil is the author of several books on the subject of artificial intelligence, including The Age of Intelligent Machines, The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, and his latest, The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. His companies have made major breakthroughs in print, sound and speech recognition technologies. As a r close

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In Depth with Ray Kurzweil

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Program ID:
194500-1
Category:
Call-In
Format:
Call-In
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Nov 05, 2006 | 11:59am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Dec 26, 2008 | 9:00am EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Nov 05, 2006 | 11:59am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 06, 2006 | 12:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 11, 2006 | 9:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 26, 2008 | 9:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
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