Mr Kurzweil becomes a rockstar.
I’ve been a fan of Ray’s for the past few years, ever since I was introduced to his papers on the “Law of Accelerating Returns” and then when I first read his book “The Singularity is Near” in late 2005. Indeed his thesis was one of the key pillars upon which I built my “3 Things” presentation. Up until very recently, however well known he was in the world of geeks, TEDsters and academia, insofar as he was known to a wider audience it was generally as the inventor of the ubiquitous and eponymous electronic keyboard, but that is all changing as his ideas (perhaps thanks to the wonderful ability of new networks and publishing tools are enabling the diffusion of good new ideas to the extent they can no longer be ignored by traditional media) – as his speaking fees apparently have jumped from $2000 to $25,000, a forthcoming documentary and a big feature article in Fortune attests…Ray is now officially an icon. Well done.
For those who still haven’t heard Ray’s thoughts on the future, here is a good 20 minute synopsis:
Next thing you know he’ll be dating Lindsay Lohan…I hope it doesn’t all go to his head! 
