Zer0D0wn83 t1_jedjs50 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:08 AM

Reply to comment by systranerror in Ray Kurzweil Predicted Simulated Biology is a Path to Longevity Escape Velocity by Dr_Singularity

I agree with this, which is a real shame. I'll read it anyway, I've been waiting for it for more than 15 years.

He HAS definitely finished it though - Neil De Grasse Tyson has read it (kurzweil was on his podcast around Xmas, and they talk about it)

systranerror t1_jedkgw2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:17 AM

Yeah I definitely believe that he's finished it, but the traditional publishing industry can no longer keep up with the speed this stuff is moving at. He might have to change large sections of the book or start predicting further out somehow. To be honest, I find his "computronium" idea the weakest of his predictions, so I hope he doesn't go that route!