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The Singularity is Near : When Humans Transcent Biology

The Singularity is Near : When Humans Transcent Biology - Thryft
The Singularity is Near : When Humans Transcent Biology - Thryft

Technological evolution for a better future.

Recommended for readers interested in the intersection of technology and biology, as Kurzweil provides a convincing argument that the merging of human intelligence with artificial intelligence will bring about a radical and optimistic future. The book explores the idea of singularity, the point in time where there will be an explosion of intelligence as machines become smarter than humans. Kurzweil's extensive research and predictions make this an insightful and thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the future of technology and what it means to be human.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Singularity is Near : When Humans Transcent Biology

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ISBN: 9780143037880

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"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

One of CBS News's Best Fall Books of 2005 - Among St Louis Post-Dispatch's Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 - One of Amazon.com's Best Science Books of 2005

A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author of How to Create a Mind and The Age of Spiritual Machines who Bill Gates calls "the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence"

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.


Author: Ray Kurzweil
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 652
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Date: 01 Oct 2006
 

Technological evolution for a better future.

Recommended for readers interested in the intersection of technology and biology, as Kurzweil provides a convincing argument that the merging of human intelligence with artificial intelligence will bring about a radical and optimistic future. The book explores the idea of singularity, the point in time where there will be an explosion of intelligence as machines become smarter than humans. Kurzweil's extensive research and predictions make this an insightful and thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the future of technology and what it means to be human.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.