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Prediction · AGI

Ray Kurzweil on AGI

Said

By 2029, machines should combine human cognitive flexibility with superior memory and speed.

Source summary · not a verbatim quotation.

Expected by 2029

He reiterated that both the required hardware and software would exist in 2029. His threshold encompassed the breadth of human intelligence, not only a narrow task.

Source notes

Primary interview by Dag Spicer. Cover dates the recording to July 13, 2009; forecast appears on transcript page 7. The 2013 URL folder is not the statement date.