Savvy Technologist: Ray Kurzweil wears a Mickey Mouse watch

By  | 2/14/2006 | Filed under: Accelerating Change

The Savvy Technologist recorded a podcast interview with Ray Kurzweil and notes:

One of his main points was that most people don’t appreciate the exponential nature of technological advancement. Most change appears linear in the near term, but the linear model breaks down once the timeframe gets out beyond a few years.

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