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As we gradually learn to harness the optimal computing capacity of matter, our intelligence will spread through the universe at (or exceeding) the speed of light, eventually leading to a sublime, universe wide awakening.

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Ray Kurzweil
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 12
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