AI will achieve human-level intelligence by 2029, a prediction Kurzweil made 24 years ago in 'The Age of Spiritual Machines' (1999); when AI achieves human-level capability, it will simultaneously surpass humans in every way, and humans will merge with AI rather than be left behind.

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Speaker

Ray Kurzweil

Evidence Quote

AI is exactly where it should be right now to achieve human level intelligence by 2029

Source

Ray Kurzweil: Does AI Make Immortality Possible?Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:24:21 PM

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