# An Uploaded Brain Could Think Much Faster by Ray Kurzweil > "An emulation of the human brain running on an electronic system would run much faster than our biological brains." > **— Ray Kurzweil**, *2005, The Singularity Is Near* ## Sources and Context - **Book text and notes:** [The Singularity Is Near — notes](https://www.kurzweilai.net/images/SingularityisNear_Notes.pdf) — the quoted sentence appears in Kurzweil's 2005 book in his discussion of the speed advantages he expected from electronic brain emulation. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ray Kurzweil|Ray Kurzweil]] - [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Substrate Migration|Substrate Migration]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/State Sufficiency Problem|State Sufficiency Problem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "An emulation of the human brain running on an electronic system would run much faster than our biological brains." — Ray Kurzweil, 2005, The Singularity Is Near https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ray-kurzweil-uploaded-brain-think-faster ```