Machines 'to match man by 2029'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7248875.stm

"Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a 
leading US inventor has predicted.

Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted
in 
people's brains to make them more intelligent said engineer Ray Kurzweil.

He said machines and humans would eventually merge through devices
implanted 
in the body to boost intelligence and health.

"It's really part of our civilisation," Mr Kurzweil said..."

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