Google: Humans will be hybrids by 2030

[aztony]

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http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/03/technology/ray-kurzweil-predictions/index.html

In the future, humans are going to be artificially intelligent.
That's the prediction of Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google (GOOGL, Tech30), who spoke Wednesday at the Exponential Finance conference in New York.

Kurzweil predicts that humans will become hybrids in the 2030s. That means our brains will be able to connect directly to the cloud, where there will be thousands of computers, and those computers will augment our existing intelligence. He said the brain will connect via nanobots -- tiny robots made from DNA strands.

 

[Janl92l]

I do not want this to become true.

 

[FreddyFreeloader]

Most people can't even figure out how to update their AVs. And, Google may not be around in 2030.

 

[aztony]

Most people can't even figure out how to update their AVs. And, Google may not be around in 2030.

LOL! That ability, if it does happen, I don't think it will be bestowed on most humans. It'll likely be in the reach of those who could afford it, meaning 'the haves, and not the have nots.'

 

[comfortablynumb15]

What's in his mind and what will be reality by 2030 are two entirely different worlds. That's 15 years, way too short of a time to not only develop the technology tailored to that specific use, but to also get it through the immense amount of oversight and regulations that would be required. Though I'm sure the NSA would love hacking the nanobots swimming around in out head. Considering what we're doing to the only place we have to live right now, I'd say putting Windows or Mac in our brains is pretty far down the list of cares. It won't do a hell of a lot of good to become smarter humans if we continue running our home dry.

In 15 years we'll very likely just start beginning to see these self-drivers he predicted and got wrong back in 09.

 

[jamescv7]

Hmm... for me its sound a bit creepy where in fact, what if we are force to undergone that technology when we don't wanted it.

Privacy will be defeat on this purpose.

 

[frogboy]

Well i sure hope not , sounds a bit scary to me.

 

[Venustus]

Well i sure hope not , sounds a bit scary to me.

Assuming WW3 doesn't happen before that!

 

[Deleted member 178]

Most people can't even figure out how to update their AVs. And, Google may not be around in 2030.

but skynet will

 

[comfortablynumb15]

I'm taking bets on WW3 happening long before we end up living in Minority Report, which is exactly what this prediction this guy made would be leading up to.

 

[FreddyFreeloader]

but skynet will

 

[jamescv7]

WW3 may happen at any unpredictable time since this age is composed of modern technologies especially if one country is provoking in such minor or major issues. Hopefully it must not be come true.

We all know that sign of those revelations are match to such possible change in this world.

 

[comfortablynumb15]

Oh it's coming, but at least it will be our last one. I sincerely believe no one would hold back this time. Anyhow, that's a long way from the topic of Google and hybrid humans, lol.

 

[LabZero]

20 years few seem to think a brain "in the cloud". We must however assume that 20 years of technological advances, with hi-tech giants increasingly interested in the medical sector, could completely change the world. Twenty human years in technological world are as geological eras. I don't know if this will happen, it seems a bit excessive, but hope to get to that point and see if he was right.

 

[FreddyFreeloader]

Anyone want Google opening your skull and putting their spyware in there? Didn't think so.

 

[Koroke San]

First it will happens in land of freedom, America. Uncle Sam will do it's best to happen this in reality. China, japan, Russia, India , some south asian/middle east countries will against it.

 

[comfortablynumb15]

Actually, that would be right up Russia's alley. I have serious doubts China would be too awful scared of it either. North Korea accomplished it without even having to use technology.

 

[Koroke San]

Actually, that would be right up Russia's alley. I have serious doubts China would be too awful scared of it either. North Korea accomplished it without even having to use technology.

Wut if it happens in ur country in future, wut u gonna do? accept it or?

 

[comfortablynumb15]

20 years few seem to think a brain "in the cloud". We must however assume that 20 years of technological advances, with hi-tech giants increasingly interested in the medical sector, could completely change the world. Twenty human years in technological world are as geological eras. I don't know if this will happen, it seems a bit excessive, but hope to get to that point and see if he was right.

Well, but here are a few issues. For one thing, we sped up flight and other advances because they happened in a time of much, much less regulation. You can't just throw things at a wall anymore to see what sticks like you could back in the 1930s/40s/50s. Also, these same tech giants are very fickle and generally only want to create new things for their specific benefit. You may hear them talking about doing something 10 years down the road, and 2 years down the road it's been forgotten and they are making an announcement about another innovation. The most important and most common reason these ideas don't pan out is because they rely on tech we have now and tech we expect to have a decade from now. Almost every time, that future technology turns out to take much longer than planned if it ever shows up at all.

We've proven we can make flying cars. They may be basic, but we can do it. In the 1950s scientists and science fiction authors (who are far better at predictions than anyone else..see Asimov) were 1000% certain we'd be flying above the roads 30 or so years in the future. 60 years has passed, so where are they?

 

[comfortablynumb15]

Wut if it happens in ur country in future, wut u gonna do? accept it or?

It isn't even necessary here. With every last iota of our data being online and shared with every purchase we make, it's very easy to Minority Report us without hooking us up to any wires. Cell phones, the internet, facebook, twitter..it does all the work for Google, the government, etc.