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Reading through this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_made_by_Raymond_Kurzweil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_made_by_Raymond_Kur... I get t
by axiom 17y ago
Reading through this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_made_by_Raymond_Kurzweil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictions_made_by_Raymond_Kur...
I get the distinct sense that the person who made those predictions just watched far too many sci-fi movies. Nearly everything he predicted for 2020 in 1999 is something that already existed in some form, and his claim is that it will be smaller/faster/ubiquitous etc. The rest are just silly UI predictions (e.g. simulated persons, holograms, video phone calls etc.)
- jk4930 17y agoYou sound as this is unimpressive. His motive was the right timing for a product. Knowing about the computing power, UIs, a.s.o. at the time of market launch is essential. There are enough developers (and especially academic organizations) who get that wrong or ignore that totally.