The Law of Accelerating Returns: As order exponentially inc… - Raymond Kurzweil

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The Law of Accelerating Returns: As order exponentially increases, time exponentially speeds up (that is, the time interval between salient events grows shorter as time passes). The Law... applies specifically to evolutionary processes.

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About Raymond Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil (born February 12, 1948) is an American author, computer scientist, inventor, futurist, and a director of engineering at Google. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He is a public advocate for the futurist and transhumanist movements.

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Alternative Names: Ray Kurzweil • the ultimate thinking machine • Edison's rightful heir • RK • restless genius • Raymond C. Kurzweil

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