FAILEDStated 1999
Ray KurzweilFuturist; author of “The Singularity Is Near”
By 2019, "people routinely use three-dimensional displays built into their glasses or contact lenses." (from 1999)
ARforecast
- Verdict
- Did not happen
- Deadline in claim
- By 2019
Assessment
AR glasses existed by 2019 (HoloLens, Magic Leap) but were not in routine public use; contact-lens displays stayed experimental. Independent reviews scored most of Kurzweil's 2019 predictions false. Failed.
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