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At the heart of Kurzweil's philosophy is the concept of exponential growth—a notion that many struggle to comprehend in our traditionally linear thinking. He highlights the exponential increase in computing power since the inception of programmable computers in the late 1930s. For example, the computational capabilities of machines have escalated from performing 0.00007 calculations per second in 1939 to half a trillion calculations today.
Through this lens of exponential growth, Kurzweil argues that we are paving the way towards AGI by 2029, setting the stage for the singularity, a term he uses to describe a future point where humans and machines merge, resulting in an unimaginable acceleration in both intelligence and technology.