Ray Kurzweil called it:

We're going to replace that in about 5 years. We're structuring all the knowledge and we'll be able to create simulated humans. And not just a few hundred, we can create like a million humans, test it for several years, and do that, but actually simulate that in a few days.

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Ray Kurzweil: “We're going to replace that in about 5 years. We're structuring all the knowledge and we'll be able to create simulated humans. And not just a few hundred, we can create like a million humans, test it for several years, and do that, but actually simulate that in a few days.

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Ray KurzweilTony RobbinsSaid Jun 11, 2026Added to Thonest Aug 30, 2026Anchored Aug 30, 2026

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From "Ray Kurzweil Predicts AI Will Change Humanity Completely by 2030" (Tony Robbins).

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