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. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. The Singularity Is Near When Humans Transcend Biology Finns ven som Kundrecensioner (0) Du kanske gillar Fler bcker av Ray Kurzweil vrig information. One of ’s Best Science Books of 2005Ī radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the best-selling author of How to Create a Mind and The Singularity is Nearer who Bill Gates calls “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence”.įor over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. One of CBS News ’ Best Fall Books of 2005Īmong St Louis Post-Dispatch ’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 “A pleasure to read.” ( The Wall Street Journal ) “Elaborate, smart and persuasive.” ( The Boston Globe ) The Singularity, almost an article of faith in techie circles, is the point at which machine intelligence outstrips human brainpower. The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology 1st Edition, Kindle Edition by Ray Kurzweil (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,351 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Startling in scope and bravado. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.” ( Los Angeles Times ) The Singularity is an era in which our intelligence will become increasingly nonbiological and trillions of times more powerful than it is todaythe dawning of a new civilization that will enable us to transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity. “Startling in scope and bravado.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times )

The singularity is near