Ray Kurzweil

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JRE #2117, discussed technological singularity and AI acceleration.

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• Freddie deBoer — Independent writer, Substack

  • Wrote aboutmention · secondhand · Jan 1, 2026 — The Machine God's Existence Would Insist Upon Itself, Wouldn't It? — "Maybe tomorrow AI will end death and do some of the other things we've been promised." — the phrase "end death" is hyperlinked to a Popular Mechanics article about Kurzweil's 2045

• Bill Maher — Host, Real Time and Club Random, HBO

  • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Jun 28, 2024 — Bill Maher and Ray Kurzweil Debate AI on Real Time (Ep. #665) — "Kurzweil is best known for writing about the Singularity before it was a ubiquitous concept in tech circles. He has a new book out this year, The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Me

• Joe Rogan — Host, The Joe Rogan Experience, JRE

  • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · 2024 — JRE #2117 - Ray Kurzweil — Page for the episode (jrelibrary.com/2117-ray-kurzweil/) confirms: "JRE Episode #2117 – Ray Kurzweil... Guest: Ray Kurzweil, a computer scientist, inventor, futurist, and author...
  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified — JRE #2117, discussed technological singularity and AI acceleration.

• Lex Fridman — Host, Lex Fridman Podcast, Independent

  • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Sep 17, 2022 — Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality — "Ray Kurzweil is an author, inventor, and futurist." — episode #321 of the Lex Fridman Podcast, "Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality," confirms Kurzweil a

• Glenn Beck — Founder and host, Blaze Media

  • Wrote aboutmention · directness unverified · Mar 23, 2017 — Ray Kurzweil Casually Drops a Bomb: 'One Day We Will Have Non-Biological Bodies' — The original glennbeck.com URL returned 404. A related Blaze video page on the same segment states: "The article does not confirm that Ray Kurzweil was a guest on Glenn Beck's show

• Sam Harris — Host, Making Sense, Making Sense

  • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Jan 30, 2017 — Superintelligence: Science or Fiction? (Beneficial AI 2017 panel, Asilomar) — The page lists the Beneficial AI 2017 "Superintelligence: Science or Fiction?" panel participants including Max Tegmark (moderator), Elon Musk, Stuart Russell, Bart Selman, Ray Kur