We Trained Machines to Think Like Humans, Here's What Happened Next

We can predict the future, to an extent. Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov, often cited by futurist Ray Kurzweil as an influential thought leader in the classic debate between man and machine, theorized that human behavior can be predicted in aggregate over a long period of time. So, if we believe that past behavior is a good predictor of future behavior, we can take a good guess at what the far future holds for us. If this pattern continues, then the next generation of technology will be autonomous. We're already seeing this become a reality.