Immortality to Happen by 2030, Former Google Scientist Says
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VIVA – Immortality, or the ability to live forever, is a concept that has fascinated people for centuries. Recently, there is a prediction made by a former Google scientist about immortality on humans that can be true one day.
Ray Kurzweil, a former Google engineer has made a shocking prediction that humans will become immortals by 2030. So far, close to 86 percent of his 147 predictions have been correct. In 1999, the computer scientist and former Google engineer received the National Medal of Technology.
In the past, the scientist's predictions have become accurate, inspiring a cult following among other future-thinkers. While many of his predictions have come true, a claim made by Kurzweil in his 2005 book 'The Singularity Is Near' has resurfaced online after YouTube channel Adagio shared a two-part clip, sharing insights from the book.
The comments made by Kurzweil have kickstarted a debate on social media on immortality and if at all, whether humans will achieve it.
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In his book, the scientist predicted that technology will allow humans to enjoy everlasting life by 2030. He also talked about genetics, nanotechnology, robotics, and more.
"2029 is the consistent date I have predicted for when an AI will pass a valid Turing test and therefore achieve human levels of intelligence. I have set the date 2045 for the 'Singularity' which is when we will multiply our effective intelligence a billionfold by merging with the intelligence we have created,” Kurz had told Futurism in 2017.
Kurzweil has previously suggested that, in less than a decade, humans will have created technology to fend off aging and illness with microscopic robots, sent to repair our bodies on a cellular level. And, indeed, medical engineers are currently fast at work on these disease-fighting bots.
He also claims that such nanotechnology will allow people to eat whatever they want while staying thin and energized.
