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Technical Notes on Video:
Video length is 0:59:10. Rodney Brooks introduces the event, providing background on the 70th anniversary of a paper by Alan Turing that served as the foundation of computer science. Brooks also thanks sponsors. He outlines the topics and rules of the debate. At 3:47, he introduces Ray Kurzweil and David Gelernter. At 5:33, Ray Kurzweil begins. At 11:01, David Gelernter begins. At 16:59, Kurzweil responds. At 26:01, Gelertner responds. At 32:01, they debate. At 46:11, Brooks invites questions from the audience.
