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Title	:	The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Author	:	Ray Kurzweil
Book Format	:	Trade Paperback
Book Edition	:	First 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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A lot of the technology he talks about is undoubtedly cool, and I do believe it'll happen. Scientists WILL create a lot of these things, for sure. But the issue I have with the book is how naively optimistic it is about this technology being readily available to everyone. He briefly touches on this criticism, and his argument is: while it's true that there's a lot of inequality in the world, even poor rural people in China have cellphones, so everyone will have [nanobots in their bloodstream, VR

The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil: dislike it (2/5)Too optimistic, too wacky, too wrong.The full title of this book is The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, and like its title, the book is verbose and very, very speculative. I know, I know. What should I expect from futurist Ray Kurzweil other than futuristic foo from the future? How about a book with a coherent structure? How about a book that doesnt repeat its fundamental premises multiple times in each chapter? Maybe a

If I could give this book 10 stars I would. I am a big fan of scifi with some slight understanding of and interest in the Singularity for quite some time. So when I saw this book at a friends house, I asked if I could borrow it and I am so glad I did. This is one of those books that has the potential to forever change the way you think about life, the universe and everything. And no, the answer is not 42. In this book, Kurzweil, who has the credentials to back up what he is writing about,

This review is from: The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Kindle Edition)Ray Kurzweil is a brilliant inventor, writer and scientist who has more than earned his reputation as the best-known futurist in the world today.The last time I saw him was on television in 2012 speaking at a spot on the Super Bowl. You or your parents may remember him when he first appeared as a boy genius on a major television show before the world had any idea of the impact computers would make--others

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

Kurzweil has made a living of being a futurist and an inventor. Many of his inventions are the result of his predictions coming true, so there is good reason to listen to what he has to say on the topic. The main idea is that the evolution of technology is not linear (as most people think) but exponential. This exponential development of key technologies leads to dramatic changes in human history over relatively short periods of time. Good examples include the internet and cell phones. The book

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.