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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 non-fiction book about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity by inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil . 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
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- 2005
- September 2005
Sep 26, 2006 · by Ray Kurzweil (Author) 4.5 1,861 ratings. Part of: The Singularity is Near (2 books) #1 Best Seller in Biotechnology. See all formats and editions. “Startling in scope and bravado.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.” —Los Angeles Times.
- Ray Kurzweil
- $13.85
- Penguin Books
THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR: When Humans Transcend Biology. By Ray Kurzweil, Viking Press. About the Book. At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and the most thrilling period in its history.
Sep 22, 2005 · The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. Ray Kurzweil. 3.93. 11,520 ratings990 reviews. “Startling in scope and bravado.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.” — Los Angeles Times. “Elaborate, smart and persuasive.” — The Boston Globe. “A pleasure to read.” — The Wall Street Journal.
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A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author of How to Create a Mind and The Singularity is Nearer who Bill Gates calls “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence”
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Multimedia resource highlighting book reviews, articles about Ray Kurzweil and the Singularity, downloadable photo archives, access to print and radio interviews.
Sep 22, 2005 · The Singularity Is Near portrays what life will be like after this event—a human-machine civilization where our experiences shift from real reality to virtual reality and where our intelligence becomes nonbiological and trillions of times more powerful than unaided human intelligence.
