# Ideas That Transform the World by Ray Kurzweil > "The power of ideas to transform the world is itself accelerating." > **— Ray Kurzweil**, *The Singularity Is Near (2005)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Singularity Is Near (2005). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ray Kurzweil|Ray Kurzweil]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Uploaded Intelligence|Uploaded Intelligence]] - [[wiki/Protocol-Borne Succession|Protocol-Borne Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The power of ideas to transform the world is itself accelerating." — Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity Is Near (2005) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ray-kurzweil-ideas-transform-world ```