We are on the verge of creating a new type of human - a human v2.0.

It’s predicted that by 2029 computer intelligence will equal the power of the human brain. Some believe this will revolutionise humanity - we will be able to download our minds to computers extending our lives indefinitely. Others fear this will lead to oblivion by giving rise to destructive ultra intelligent machines.

One thing they all agree on is that the coming of this moment - and whatever it brings - is inevitable. Ray Kurzweil, Inventor and Visionary, predicts that by 2029 we will reach a milestone point where we will understand and ‘conquer’ the human brain and therefore human intelligence. This co-aligns the ‘deadline’ that technology will reach a point to ‘think for it self’. Kurzweil defines this culmination between computer technology and neuroscience as the verge of creating a new type of human - a human v2.0.

“So predicted that by 2029 computer intelligence will equal the power of the human brain. Some believe this will revolutionise humanity - we will be able to download our minds to computers extending our lives indefinitely. Others fear this will lead to oblivion by giving rise to destructive ultra intelligent machines. One thing they all agree on is that the coming of this moment - and whatever it brings - is inevitable.”

This fascinating BBC documentary highlights the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence in the next 25 to 30 years.

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