Talk:Ray Kurzweil

Need help editing this page. I’m an official / employee to Ray Kurzweil acting on his behalf.

Hello, I would truly appreciate if somebody could point me in the direction of how I make a set of small edits to this page because all my edits being deleted — all edits being made at the behest of Ray Kurzweil personally. I’m his staff and in charge of his official materials, library, and conduct topical research for his books. Les-chouettes (talk) 16:09, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Follow the instructions (including clicking on the links) in the message on your personal talk page. Note, though, that neither Ray Kurzweil nor his staff own this Wikipedia article - we may or may not go along with your suggestions depending on how they agree with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. - MrOllie (talk) 16:16, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

thank you for replying to my request I'm going to attempt to follow your instructions. I'm not exactly sure what they mean. Les-chouettes (talk) 18:19, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

The photo is not legal we don't have the right to use it. We have gotten complaints about the photo on this page. I submitted an official photo of way a portrait that we do have the rights to use and it was deleted five times. I don't know how to make this change permanent. Les-chouettes (talk) 18:20, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

☝🏻typo: photo of Ray Les-chouettes (talk) 18:20, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

— Sarah Black

SarahBlack@ KurzweilTech.com

library editor | the Kurzweil Library

researcher to Ray Kurzweil

staff :: employee since 1999

-:-: thank you !  :-:- Les-chouettes (talk) 18:22, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

another change Ray would like he was not born in New York City. Les-chouettes (talk) 18:23, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

The photo was uploaded to the Wikimedia commons project (related to but not quite the same as Wikipedia) in 2008 under a Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Generic license. That project received an email from the copyright holder confirming the license to use that photo. If that was some kind of an error, you'll have to contact the Wikimedia commons project about it. I cannot help you with that, I don't have much to do with the images project. It is a larger issue than this particular article, since it is used in several places across the Wikimedia projects. - MrOllie (talk) 18:26, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

OK thank you. Is there another way to get the image replaced just by suggesting the edit and providing (again) the Kurzweil official photo that we use now. Or should I have the legal firm contact Wikipedia in any way possible. Also for basic edits like PoB. It's nice of you to put so much time into your communications and teaching me, this is way over my head. Nobody knows how to make basic edits to Wikipedia even if official and apparently coming from Kurzweil team directly has zero value. I understand this page is handled as a trash content and that it's not valued as being endorsed by the celebrity it's about. To be clear, I'm not attempting to remove criticisms or alter anything controversial. I'm willing to provide my credentials. I undestand Jimmy Wales who Ray has done panels with is not reachable and not involved in these decisions as there's not executive office. I do really appreciate that this is volunteer. Unfortunately as an official with Kurzweil for 24 years means nothing. And the page isn't supposed to be endorsed by Ray himself or have his backing or support. I will let him know that it's impossible to make edits. I submitted the required disclaimer and my edits and nothing is happening to see those edits made because they're not valued as an improvement. My only avenue is probably going to see if there's a legal angle to get the heirarchy of volunteers to express an interest in changing these 2 extremely minor edits. The portrait and the PoB and a few typos. I also have the vital data on his new upcoming book to be released and its details. I made the wrong assumption that the volunteers controlling this page were fans. I see now that's not the case, I apologize for having bothered you. Les-chouettes (talk) 00:37, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Or should I have the legal firm contact Wikipedia in any way possible. and My only avenue is probably going to see if there's a legal angle <- these can easily be construed as a legal threat, which are strictly prohibited on Wikipedia, see WP:LEGAL. You should retract these or clearly clarify that you and/or your 'legal firm' do not intend to sue anyone, or you can expect that an admin will block your account for as long as the legal threat is outstanding. MrOllie (talk) 00:46, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Obviously, there are reasons that facts should be corrected. it is possible to achieve legal advice on activities online especially social sites to understand the best avenue it is not a legal threat. Wikipedia has no recourse. Wikipedia is a website that you use at your own risk.

Anyone can post a fan page on Wikipedia. Les-chouettes (talk) 02:09, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

How could I possibly have a legal threat when there's no legal recourse possible? why is this even coming up as a discussion? it's a Saks should be corrected for safety reasons. There is no way to get through the gauntlet of volunteer labor. what constitutes a legal threat is there documentation on this? How could it be a threat if there's no legality involved. Les-chouettes (talk) 02:10, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

I am not an editor I'm not looking to become an editor. I am not allowed to make changes in anyway any change I make will be deleted even though I filled out the required form the best I could. Thank you for that advice. Les-chouettes (talk) 02:11, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

why would you block me? when you deal with a celebrity and the fan page is a celebrity fan page that attracts controversy it's important to know how to cope with FAQs and how the editing process functions so that anything that comes up in the future can be dealt with for safety reasons. Les-chouettes (talk) 02:12, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

thank you kindly for giving me the answers I needed, which is that editing is impossible even with disclosure. it's important for me as a professional to understand what my avenues are so I can report to Ray what is possible and what is not possible now and in the future. Les-chouettes (talk) 02:12, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Close paraphrasing in Peragine

This article contains close paraphrasing / plagiarism to text contained in:

• Peragine, Michael (2013-03-13). The universal mind: The evolution of machine intelligence and human psychology. San Diego: Xiphias Press. ASIN B00BQ47APM.

I added exact quotes from the source to the relevant references. The book is self-published, so it seems more likely to me that Peragine plagiarized Wikipedia than that Wikipedia plagiarized Peragine, but we should look into the history of these phrases to be sure. Daask (talk) 12:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

The Singularity is Nearer

Start of the book page:

{stub}} The Singularity is Nearer is an upcoming 2024 book by futurist Ray Kurzweil. ref>Kuzwell, Ray. "The Singularity is Nearer". Penguin. Retrieved 13 April 2024.</ref>

[Category:Future]]

Ironcurtain2 (talk) 05:24, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Quality of article

My apologies to anyone working on this, but this article is a mess. I tried to read it to get an overview of Kurzweil and his notability, but sadly the article is way too hagiographic. It is filled with list of his amazing achievements and awards without much of a clear order or narrative flow. Almost every section has such lists of how great he is without and does not seem neutral at all. It reads like it was written by the subject himself or someone paid to promote him. Ashmoo (talk) 13:19, 3 February 2026 (UTC)