About Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil is an American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur and inventor. He has helped develop optical character recognition, text‑to‑speech synthesis, speech‑recognition systems and electronic keyboards. Kurzweil has written books on health technology, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, the technological singularity and futurism. He is a well‑known transhumanist who gives talks about extending human life through nanotechnology, robotics and biotechnology.