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  • Ray Kurzweil Commencement Address at WPI (May 21, 2005)

  • Written by: Ray Kurzweil
  • Narrated by: Ray Kurzweil
  • Length: 11 mins
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Ray Kurzweil Commencement Address at WPI (May 21, 2005)

Written by: Ray Kurzweil
Narrated by: Ray Kurzweil

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Ray Kurzweil, the world-renowned inventor, futurist, and author, addresses the graduating class at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 137th commencement in Worcester, Mass. Kurzweil talks about what he calls "the three great revolutions:" genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics. His message to the graduates: "Creating knowledge is really what the human species is all about." Ray Kurzweil is one of the world's leading inventors and innovators. Among his many achievements, he was the principal developer of the first omni-font optical character recognition (OCR), the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, and the first text-to-speech synthesizer. His numerous honors include induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002. His web site www.KurzweilAI.net is a leading resource on artificial intelligence.
©2005 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (P)2005 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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