In case you didn’t know, Ray Kurzweil is the most visible figure in the AGI/Singularity field.
Staff working at Google who think that the new Director of Engineering looks slightly familiar may not be too far off the mark, after the internet search giant announced the hiring of Ray Kurzweil for the position.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the acclaimed futurist and author of “The Singularity is Near,” has been brought in to the company to work on a number of engineering research projects related to machine learning and language processing.The singularity is nearer, Google appoints Ray Kurzweil as Director of Engineering
http://why.knovel.com/all-engineering-news/2132-the-singularity-is-nearer-google-appoints-ray-kurzweil-as-director-of-engineering.html
Genius Inventor Kurzweil Gets Keys to Google Playground
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Genius-Inventor-Kurzweil-Gets-Keys-to-Google-Playground-76891.html