The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Ray Kurzweil

Penguin Group US, Sep 22, 2005 - Social Science - 672 pages

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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User Review  - Mark Locascio - Goodreads

A lot of the reviews here seem to be saying "it's complicated, so it must be profound." This is not true. There is no reason for this book to be 650 pages long. Kurzweil's thesis is pretty ...

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User Review  - coolguy2k - Goodreads

I lugged around the hardcover of this everyday on the bus to school and had a great time getting my brain ready for change.

About the author

Ray Kurzweil is a prize-winning author and scientist. Recipient of the MIT-Lemelson Prize (the world’s largest for innovation), and inducted into the Inventor’s Hall of Fame, he received the 1999 National Medal of Technology. His books include The Age of SpiritualMachines and The Age of Intelligent Machines.

Visit Ray Kurzweil on the web:

http://www.kurzweiltech.com

http://www.kurzweilai.net/

 

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
• Author: Ray Kurzweil
• Publisher: Penguin Group US, 2005
• ISBN: 1101218886, 9781101218884
• Length: 672 pages
• Subjects: Science / Biotechnology; Social Science / Future Studies; Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects