Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, a scientist, a futurologist and an acclaimed writer who has suddenly become the talk of the town. His predictions like robots being a common household item as microwave ovens do not assume but actually name the year. In this case, 2027. As a full-time employee of Google dealing with projects that involves artificial intelligence, development of machine language and processing, Ray is a genius whose predictions have all come true. What makes him so confident about his forecasts is his past track record which is eerily accurate. Ray predicted the dissolution of the U.S.S.R, a computer which would beat the best human chess player in the world and invention of domestic digital assistants like Siri and Alexa.
1The new age hi-tech soothsayer
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When Ray analyzed three of his books that made predictions between 1990-2005, 115 came true out of 147. The rest were partially true and only 3 didn’t make it which makes Rays success rate 86%. Forget about the Baba Vangas because Ray is a practical and authentic forecaster. Here are his predictions of the future and how the world will change by 2099.
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22019 medical science will develop phenomenally
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Yes it’s going to be true. Medical science will make develop in leaps and bounds and according to Ray Kurzweil, by 2019, humanity will be successful in annihilating almost 95% death causing diseases which might also include fatal medical conditions such as cancer as well These medical achievements will be seen in civilized and developed nations but technology eventually spreads worldwide.
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3Ageing will be reversed
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Another aspect which has baffled mankind from the beginning is the issue of aging and mortality. With great medical advancements and medical technology such as stem cells, ageing be slowed down or even reversed! So we all would have the fountain of youth with us.
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42020 computers will be more compact
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In the near future, we would continue to witness the microsizing of computers as we have already started experiencing today. Not only the size but the shapes of computers would be more flexible and compatible. They will also be part of our clothes.
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5There will be one world government
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The political arena is going to changer where globalization would force the formation of a new World Government. This will break all the racial and ethnic differences and would represent the human kind as a whole.
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