MƒA teachers can register for this event on the Small-World Network.
Other guests: This is a ticketed event held in collaboration with the New York Academy for Teachers and The Trinity School. It will take at 139 W 91st St, New York, NY 10024. You may reserve tickets here.
The Trinity School
139 W 91st St
New York, NY 10024
The MƒA Thursday Think Speaker Series brings accomplished speakers who dive into cutting-edge topics in STEM education to MƒA. These talks, held once a month throughout the school year, invite MƒA teachers and the general public to learn and engage with these thought leaders and professionals in mathematics, science, and education.
Twenty-six years ago, before most of us were even aware of artificial intelligence (AI), Ray Kurzweil, inventor, author, and futurist, predicted computers would achieve human-level intelligence by 2029. He believed AI could unlock solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges, from poverty, violence, and disease to innovation and education.
In his latest book, The Singularity Is Nearer, Kurzweil builds on that vision, arguing that AI is right on track to reach these milestones. In collaboration with the New York Academy for Teachers and Trinity High School, join us for this special edition of MƒA’s Thursday Think series, where Ray Kurzweil discusses how traditional educational models can become vastly richer, more personalized, and universally accessible with AI.
From exploring ancient architecture in virtual reality to debating historical figures to conducting experiments in cutting-edge virtual laboratories. Following the talk, a panel of educators leads a Q&A with Kurzweil to consider a future where AI reshapes the way we live, learn, teach, and understand ourselves.
Ray Kurzweil has been a leader in artificial intelligence for over 60 years. Renowned for his work in pattern recognition technology, Kurzweil is a recipient of the National Medal of Technology, the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement, and an inductee in the Inventor’s Hall of Fame. He holds 21 honorary doctorates and is the author of 11 books, including The Age of Intelligent Machines, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, and, most recently, The New York Times bestseller, The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge with AI.
