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Charlie rose on pbs, ray kurzweil is interviewed about his new book, the singularity is near, when humans transcend biology on november 1, 2005 30 minutes click here to view the interveiw windows media player 9 or newer, 320 x 240 image, 89 meg streaming file. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 652 pages and is available in trade paperback format. Most science books at this level of sophistication leave the armchair. When humans transcend biology is an informative book for all the readers. When humans transcend biology by kurzweil, ray online on amazon. Dear readers, year 2020 celebrates the 15th anniversary of the acclaimed book the singularity is near written by ray kurzweil bestselling author, inventor, and futurist. The singularity is near by ray kurzweil, 2005, vikingpenguin group edition, hardcover in english.
He refers to this period as a singularity, when the pace of technological change is so rapid, and its impact so deep, that human life transforms. In the singularity is near, the inventor and prognosticator ray kurzweil. Ray kurzweils singularity is near is an argument for a technology singularity coming in the near future, a time when machines will have and be able to make other machines with intelligence comparable to human beings, and he expects this to happen in year 2045. He describes the singularity as a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed. Free download or read online the singularity is near. When humans transcend biology and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. A pioneering inventor and theorist, he has explored for decades how artificial intelligence can enrich and expand human capabilities. Ray kurzweil is the author of this enlightening book. I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success. The book builds on the ideas introduced in kurzweil s previous books, the age of intelligent machines 1990 and the age of spiritual machines 1999. Ray kurzweil is the best person i know at predicting the future. Kurzweil s next book, published in 2004, returned to human health and nutrition. In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, he envisions an eventthe singularity in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines. The great inventor and futurist ray kurzweil is one of the bestknown and controversial advocates for the role of machines in the future of humanity.
I suspect this will be one of the most cited books of the decade. The book builds on the ideas introduced in kurzweils previous books, the. The singularity is that point in time when all the advances in technology, particularly in artificial intelligence ai, will lead to machines that are smarter than human beings. In fact, ten years ago i thought i was the first to have discovered it only to find out later.
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