Join head of TED Chris Anderson for a very special conversation with legendary inventor and computer scientist Ray Kurzweil, recorded live onstage at TED2018. Listen in to hear what the man who makes a living from predicting the future arc of technology thinks is coming our way next -- including a specific prediction of when he thinks technology will finally gain human levels of language understanding. (Audio only)

The TED Interview: Ray Kurzweil on what the future holds next	

Ray Kurzweil on what the future holds next	

By 2029, technology will understand language at human levels, revolutionizing how we interact with AI and expanding knowledge.

Predicts a future where universal basic income becomes a global reality by the 2030s, altering job dependency for basic needs.

Envisions a 2045 Singularity, where human intelligence merges with AI, transforming creativity and consciousness exponentially.