Author

Ray Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil is an American inventor, futurist, and author, known for his work in fields such as optical character recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and electronic keyboard instruments. He is a credible voice on technological futurism, having written extensively on artificial intelligence and its future implications. Kurzweil is the author of "The Singularity Is Near," which explores the idea of merging human and machine intelligence. Other notable works include "The Age of Spiritual Machines" and "How to Create a Mind."