Director of Engineering, Google (Emeritus) Founder, Kurzweil Technologies
Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, futurist, and AI theorist best known for his predictions about the future of technology and artificial intelligence. A pioneer in speech recognition and machine learning, he joined Google in 2012 to lead AI development projects focused on natural language understanding. Kurzweil is a vocal proponent of technological singularity — the point at which AI surpasses human intelligence — and has written extensively on how humans and machines will increasingly merge. Though sometimes controversial, his long-term forecasts continue to influence thinking around the trajectory and societal impact of AI.
"AI Technology requires thoughtful implementation in the insurance sector."