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Title	:	The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Author	:	Ray Kurzweil
Book Format	:	Trade Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 652 pages
Published	:	September 26th 2006 by Penguin (first published September 22nd 2005)
Categories	:	Science. Nonfiction. Technology. Philosophy. Futurism. Artificial Intelligence. Singularity

The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology Trade Paperback | Pages: 652 pages

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For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our creations.

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Original Title:	The Singularity Is Near
ISBN:	0143037889 (ISBN13: 9780143037880)
Edition Language:	English

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Perhaps I will revisit this book and its subject matter relatively soon, let me just say that not long after reading parts of this work I definitely count what is called "transhumanism" to be the "World's Most Dangerous Idea". Perhaps if someone could explain to me these concepts in terms of why a human being with a shred of moral responsibility would even be slightly interested in pursuing the goal of much of what is discussed herein, I might reconsider my judgment. Perhaps if what is discussed

I've been familiar with Ray Kurzweil's ideas for many years, but oddly enough had never read one of his books. My first exposure was in 2000 with the release of Spiritual Machines, an album by the Canadian Rock band Our Lady Peace featuring tracks of Kurzweil's voice intoning technological predictions along with songs based on ideas from his book The Age of Spiritual Machines. Track 3, "R.K. 2029", posits monotonically: "The year is 2029. The machines will convince us that they are conscious,

FUTURE SCHLOCK(If you loved "Future Shock", and "The Celestine Prophecy" changed your life, this is the book for you)But, wait! All those 5-star reviews gotta count for something, right? Well, let's take a look. "We will have the requisite hardware to emulate human intelligence with supercomputers by the end of this decade." Really, Ray. How's that coming along? You've still got a year, two if we're charitable. But, even despite the spectacular vagueness of the claim, things are hardly looking

Tired of sleeping peacefully? Do you feel a bit to contented and secure as you go about your daily business? Has your overwhelming sense of anxiety and ennui drifted to a mere background drone rather then an overpowering howl?Then dear friends this is the book for you! Guaranteed to make you weep softly in the night as you clutch your knees to your chest! Certified to make you stop showering! Neglect your loved ones and friends because damnit what's the point!!?!?! Darkly contemplate your razor

The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, Ray KurzweilKurzweil characterizes evolution throughout all time as progressing through six epochs, each one building on the one before. He says the four epochs which have occurred so far are Physics and Chemistry, Biology and DNA, Brains, and Technology. Kurzweil predicts the Singularity will coincide with the next epoch, The Merger of Human Technology with Human Intelligence. After the Singularity he says the final epoch will occur, The

Can this book ever get to the point? Is there a point? In the future, when machines begin to express human discernment and burn books, I'm sure this endless and gigantic tome of wordy lists and nerd-spooge will be set alight, or edited towards readability. Either is fine with me. I would love to read the executive summary of this, but this book is too long.

Realists beware: this oversized pill is seriously hard to swallow. ...but.Possibility 1: Kurzweil Is NutsI used the term 'batshit crazy' more than a few times while speeding through this book (N.B. I think I ended up reading more than I skimmed, but many of the lauded 2005 advancements are less impressive 9 years later -- which is, of course, part of Kurzweil's point). "Dude, seriously? The ultimate destiny of the universe is to be shaped by humanity?! Right, okay, by the time we colonize the