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I don't consider Kurzweil being able to make an good predictions in any time frame, his ideas are more a wishful thinking than showing the real understanding. I believe his major trait is just extrapolating wrongly, like here:

http://xkcd.com/605/

Still I admit that by expecting and actively promoting "more" he inspires people who otherwise wouldn't be motivated.



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