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The age of spiritual machines
When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
The age of spiritual machines by Ray Kurzweil has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Tim Pool (1 episode), Glenn Beck (1 episode) and Shane Legg (1 episode) on Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode), The Megyn Kelly Show (1 episode) and Timcast IRL (1 episode).
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Shane Wilder says, "Hey gang, yesterday y'all were talking about the advancements in robotics and AI. I recommend Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Curtzswwell from 1990, one of his 147 predictions. All but three have happened within a year of his predictions.
Questions about The age of spiritual machines by Ray Kurzweil
Who recommends The age of spiritual machines by Ray Kurzweil on podcasts?
Tim Pool (1 episode) has recommended The age of spiritual machines by Ray Kurzweil on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 3 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The age of spiritual machines the most?
Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode), The Megyn Kelly Show (1 episode) and Timcast IRL (1 episode).
Is The age of spiritual machines recommended, or only discussed?
The age of spiritual machines by Ray Kurzweil was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 2 episodes, as of 2025-10-31.
What do people say about The age of spiritual machines?
Tim Pool on Timcast IRL (2025-03-21): "Shane Wilder says, "Hey gang, yesterday y'all were talking about the advancements in robotics and AI. I recommend Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Curtzswwell from 1990, one of his 147 predictions. All but three have happened within a year of his predictions."
When was The age of spiritual machines last mentioned on a podcast?
The age of spiritual machines by Ray Kurzweil was last discussed on The Megyn Kelly Show by Glenn Beck on 2025-10-31.
The best things said about it
I've been talking about AI and I read Ray Kerszswwell's book, The Age of Spiritual Machines, back in the late 90s and it opened my eyes to the problems that AI is going to cause.
I first formed those beliefs around 2001 after reading Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines. There were two really important points in his book that I came to believe as true.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
Why people recommend it
The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil is a speculative non-fiction work predicting the exponential trajectory of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the eventual convergence of human and machine intelligence. The book was discussed across several podcasts, including Timcast IRL in March 2025, The Megyn Kelly Show in October 2025, and the Dwarkesh Podcast in October 2023. On Timcast IRL, host Tim Pool read a super chat comment from a viewer recommending Kurzweil's 1990s book because the vast majority of technological predictions outlined within its pages had remarkably come true within a year of their forecasted dates. On The Megyn Kelly Show, Glenn Beck shared that reading Kurzweil's book back in the late 1990s served as a foundational experience that opened his eyes to the profound societal and philosophical problems artificial intelligence would eventually create. Similarly, DeepMind founder Shane Legg revealed on the Dwarkesh Podcast that reading Kurzweil's book around 2001 was the pivotal moment that shaped his early beliefs regarding technological acceleration and artificial general intelligence timelines. Across all three shows, Kurzweil's work was recognized not merely as a dated artifact of early tech optimism, but as a remarkably influential blueprint that successfully anticipated many of the foundational debates surrounding modern machine intelligence.
Every mention
Tim Pool Shane Wilder says, "Hey gang, yesterday y'all were talking about the advancements in robotics and AI. I rec… 1
“Shane Wilder says, "Hey gang, yesterday y'all were talking about the advancements in robotics and AI. I recommend Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Curtzswwell from 1990, one of his 147 predictions. All but three have happened within a year of his predictions."”
Glenn Beck I've been talking about AI and I read Ray Kerszswwell's book, The Age of Spiritual Machines, back in the la… 1
“I've been talking about AI and I read Ray Kerszswwell's book, The Age of Spiritual Machines, back in the late 90s and it opened my eyes to the problems that AI is going to cause.”
Shane Legg I first formed those beliefs around 2001 after reading Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines. There… 1
“I first formed those beliefs around 2001 after reading Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines. There were two really important points in his book that I came to believe as true.”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“in 1999 when I wrote The Age of spiritual machines I predicted that we would pass the Turing test by 2029”
“i made this in 1999 and my book the age of spiritual machines”
“I made this prediction in 1999 in my book 'The Age of Spiritual Machines', right?”