Join head of TED Chris Anderson for a very special conversation with legendary inventor and computer scientist Ray Kurzweil, recorded live onstage at TED2018. Listen in to hear what the man who makes a living from predicting the future arc of technology thinks is coming our way next -- including a specific prediction of when he thinks technology will finally gain human levels of language understanding. (Audio only)

Ray Kurzweil on what the future holds next	

Technology is accelerating at an exponential pace, radically transforming everything from communication to biology. Predictions once dismissed—like universal basic income by the 2030s—are becoming plausible as automation reshapes society. By 2029, machines could match human language skills, and by 2045, humans may merge minds with the cloud, multiplying their intelligence billions of times. This surge in capabilities brings both unprecedented promise and complex moral questions about consciousness, purpose, and equity.

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