Kurzweil developed mathematical models of technology trends because as an inventor he realized an invention must make sense when the technology is finished, three or four years later.
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Kurzweil's personal motivation for building models is internal reasoning.
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Ray Kurzweil, “Kurzweil developed mathematical models of technology trends because as an inventor he realized an invention must make sense when the technology is finished, three or four years later.” (said 12 December 2002). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_c449d7d75eaa, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_c449d7d75eaa
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