Originally Posted by Brujah

2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal

.. Kurzweil believes that we're approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent than humans. When that happens, humanity ? our bodies, our minds, our civilization ? will be completely and irreversibly transformed. He believes that this moment is not only inevitable but imminent. According to his calculations, the end of human civilization as we know it is about 35 years away.

http://www.time.com/time/health/arti...048138,00.html