[NFBCS] If Ray Kurzweil is right (again), you’ll meet his immortal soul in the cloud

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If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You’ll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud

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The famed futurist remains inhumanly optimistic about the world and his own fate—and thinks the singularity is minutes away.

 


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