The idea of technological singularity, and what it would mean if ordinary human intelligence were enhanced or overtaken by artificial intelligence. The singularity will result from the merger of the vast knowledge embedded in our. Blisteringly exciting military science fiction in the vein of the hit tv series battlestar galactica, singularity pits determined space. The book is a tremendous resource for understanding how technology, biology, and biotechnology evolve at various rates governed by the laws of accelerated returns. Theres a singularity institute, a singularity summit, and even intel chief technology officer justin rattner predicts that. In his 2005 book, the singularity is near, kurzweil suggests that medical advances would allow people to protect their bodies from the effects of aging, making the life expectancy limitless. That, of course, is one of many small first steps that need to happen for the technological singularity to occur. I suspect this will be one of the most cited books of the decade. Oct 01, 2006 the singularity is near is a kind of encyclopedic map of what bill gates once called the road ahead. When humans transcend biology by ray kurzweil, singularity sky by c. Imagine that with the help of a small device you could create a perfect replica of any objectgianlorenzo berninis david, the hub cap from a 78 dodge dartseemingly from vapor. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ray kurzweil books online. The baltimore sun this book offers three things that will make it a seminal document. Like paul ehrlichs upsetting 1972 book population bomb, fan or foe, its the wave at epicenter you.
The awared winning film, the singularity is near the movie, based on ray kurzweils bestselling book. The singularity is near press coverage on singularity. The idea was first popularized by legendary futurist ray kurzweil in his 2005 book the singularity is near. Dutton, is a science fiction novel for young adults written by william sleator. People are more familiar with the singularity and all that it means in the last two decades because of two people, namely ray kurzweil and vernor vinge. Kurzweil argues that the technological advances in medicine would allow us to continuously repair and replace defective components in our bodies. Ray kurzweil to release a new book titled the singularity is. Sep 22, 2005 the singularity is near by ray kurzweil.
In his most recent book, the singularity is near, author and inventor ray kurzweilprovides us with a clue. Ray kurzweil to release a new book titled the singularity. Ray kurzweil has mapped out a version of the unpredictable, evolving future of the universe. The singularity, almost an article of faith in techie circles, is the point at which machine intelligence outstrips human brainpower. The singularity is near portrays what life will be like after this eventa humanmachine 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. When humans transcend biology kindle edition by kurzweil, ray.
It seems like everyone is talking about the singularity these days. The concepts in it are common knowledge for futurist types these days. Not to say that its the most interesting or anything. The idea that human history is approaching a singularitythat ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or bothhas moved from the realm of science. A beginners guide to artificial superintelligence and. The technological singularityalso, simply, the singularity is a hypothetical point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization. Computers will outstrip human capabilities within many of our lifetimes and create the \singularity. Sixteenyearold identical twins harry and barry learn that their mysterious greatuncle has died, and his.
Futurist and singularity enthusiast ray kurzweil, meanwhile, has pegged 2029 as the date when a. In practical terms, this means that human aging and. If previous years are any guide, the next week or so will be filled with breathless articles on tech sites and. When humans transcend biology is a 2005 nonfiction book about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity by inventor and futurist ray kurzweil the book builds on the ideas introduced in kurzweils previous books, the age of intelligent machines 1990 and the age of spiritual machines 1999. Despite these accomplishments, however, kurzweil is perhaps best known for his science fictionsounding predictions about the future, as described in his book, the singularity is near. The technological singularity is the idea that technological progress, particularly in artificial intelligence, will reach a tipping point to. In 1993 vinge wrote that within thirty years, we will have the technological means to. The book builds on the ideas introduced in kurzweils previous books, the age of intelligent machines 1990 and the age of spiritual machines 1999. Apr 16, 2012 ive been getting a lot of requests from people asking me for a quick overview of the technological singularity. For over three decades, ray kurzweil has been one of the m. The full title of this book is the singularity is near. The singularity is near and it has a university venturebeat. When humans transcend biology is a 2005 nonfiction book about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity by inventor and.
When humans transcend biology is a 2005 nonfiction book about. The singularity is near is the kind of book that leaves itself open to mockery. Humankinds vast intergalactic power struggle and future war to bring down an insidious evil alien empire reaches an explosive, pageturning climax in ian douglass singularity, the third book in his new york times bestselling star carrier series. Mar 09, 2006 praise for the singularity is near artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world. Apr 07, 2016 ray kurzweil, an artificial intelligence researcher, extended the idea in his 2006 book the singularity is near. The other prominent prophet of the singularity is ray kurzweil. Mar 24, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The singularity is near is startling in scope and bravado. The singularity is near is probably the most comprehensive book if you are looking for an introduction. This book aged terribly published in 2006, but i didnt read it til near the end of 2019. The singularity is near by ray kurzweil, 2005, vikingpenguin group edition, hardcover in english. I took two of the most contrasting points from the book, because i wanted to show you that the future lies on a spectrum.
According to the most popular version of the singularity hypothesis, called intelligence explosion, an upgradable intelligent agent will eventually enter a runaway. And thats a good thing, according to many of the futurists who are predicting the imminent arrival of whats been called the technological singularity. Praise for the singularity is near artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world. Discover book depository s huge selection of ray kurzweil books online. The wall street journal an amazon best science book of 2005 a cbs news best autumn books of 2005 a st louis postdispatch best nonfiction book of 2005.
The singularity is near, john walkers fourmilab change log. The singularity is near is worth reading just for its wealth of information, all lucidly presented. When humans transcend biology, and like its title, the book is verbose and very, very speculative. The singularity is near by penguin putnam inc shop online.
When humans transcend biology, where he argues that machines will outstrip. Kurzweils prediction that a radical change is coming within our lifetime that will render previous human history largely meaningless can come across as the scientific version of the second coming of christ. The singularity is near by penguin putnam inc shop. In the successor to his landmark book the singularity is near, futurist ray kurzweil explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to. He posits that near future technology will advance so profoundly that collective human biology and artificial intelligence will merge into a superintelligent. Singularity is near 9780715635612 by kurzweil, ray and a great selection of similar new, used and. Book suggestionsbook recommendationsthe singularity is nearray kurzweilphysics coursesshort essayspirituality booksaudiobookbiology. Accelerando by charles stross, the singularity is near. However, few look beyond 2045 because it is nearimpossible to foresee what happens postsingularity. Ive been getting a lot of requests from people asking me for a quick overview of the technological singularity. Janet maslin, the new york times filled with imaginative, scientifically grounded speculation. It was listed as a yalsa best book for young adults, a junior library guild selection, and was a colorado blue spruce young adult book award nominee. Naturally, i always recommend ray kurzweils seminal book the singularity is near but a few seem to be either overwhelmed by it or simply dont have enough time to go that deep into the matter so, in order to make the ideas even easier to understand as well as to popularize. But if you need an intro i cant think of any better book.
The singularity could be closer than you think inverse. Singularity is near book pdf the singularity is near. While many of the technical descriptions were incredibly vague, the various dates that kurzweil predicted were all precise and mostly incorrect. The singularity is near by ray kurzweil, 9780143037880, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The book builds on the ideas introduced in kurzweils previous. Just going by moores law, we should have enough processing power to emulate a human brain by around 2019. Those who look ahead three or four decades and see a technological singularity taking place confront a future in which time appears to stand still. Kurzweil describes his vision of how the singularity, said to occur in 2029 the point when artificial intelligence is indistinguishable from human, will transform our world, bodies. The singularity is near isnt a book for the fainthearted, but for visionaries and inventors. It was listed as a yalsa best book for young adults, a junior library guild selection, and was a colorado blue spruce young adult book award nominee plot introduction. The singularity is near meet your next favorite book. Naturally, i always recommend ray kurzweils seminal book the singularity is near but a few seem to be either overwhelmed by it or simply dont have enough time to go that deep into the matter.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A true story about the future, a compelling featurelength documentary film, directed by anthony waller, written by ray kurzweil, and produced by ray kurzweil, ehren koepf and toshi hoo, explores the controversial ideas of luminary ray kurzweil, based on his new york times bestselling book by the same title. The baltimore sun this book offers three things that will make it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the singularity is near. This time, however, kurzweil embraces the term the singularity. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. When humans transcend biology is a 2005 nonfiction book about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity by inventor and futurist ray kurzweil. In his book the singularity is near, kurzweil basically agrees with vinge but believes the later has been too optimistic in his view. The singularity is near, a 2005 book by ray kurzweil on the technological singularity temporal singularity, or point of divergence, in speculative fiction albums edit.
The oregonian a cleareyed, sharplyfocused vision of the notsodistant future. The singularity is near is a kind of encyclopedic map of what bill gates once called the road ahead. Gilder technology report this months featured book css weblog ray kurzweil interviewed the singularity is near. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The singularity is near npr coverage of the singularity is near. Mar 31, 2017 the end of the world as we know it is near.
The singularity is nearer by raymond kurzweil, 9780399562761, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The singularity is near by ray kurzweil, 9781452601830, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The 2009 singularity summit is coming up this weekend october 34 in new york city. The noted inventor and futurists successor to his landmark book the singularity is near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to come since it was first published in 2005, ray kurzweils the singularity is near and its vision of the future have been influential in spawning a worldwide movement with millions of followers, hundreds of books.
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