The singularity: AI will make humans sexier and funnier, says Google expert

The much-heralded technological singularity will happen in 2029, according to Google's director of engineering. Ray Kurzweil, a futurist who has made a name for himself through his predictions, shared his thoughts about what's in store for humans and machines in an interview with SXSW in Texas. He believes that the so-called singularity – the moment when artificial intelligence exceeds man's intellectual capacity and creates a runaway effect, which many believe will lead to the demise of the human race – is little over a decade away. "By 2029, computers will have human-level intelligence," said Mr Kurzweil. "That leads to computers having human intelligence, our putting them inside our brains, connecting them to the cloud, expanding who we are. It's here, in part, and it's going to accelerate."