The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Language: English
Published by The Viking Press, 2005
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The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil. Viking, 2005 — Fifth Printing. Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition • Book: Very Good; Solid and presentable copy with moderate general handling wear consistent with use. Binding appears sound, boards remain intact and attractive overall, and the text block is fully readable. A respectable copy overall. • Dust Jacket: Very Good; Presentable jacket with moderate edgewear (see photos) In The Singularity Is Near, Ray Kurzweil argues that accelerating advances in computing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and nanotechnology are leading toward a transformational future in which machine intelligence may surpass human capability. One of the most widely discussed technology books of the early twenty-first century, it remains influential among readers of futurism, AI, and the social impact of emerging technologies.
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- Title
- The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
- Author
- Kurzweil, Ray
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0670033847
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033843
- Printing
- 5th or later Printin
- Item weight
- 984 grams
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Series
- Book 1 of 2: The Singularity is Near
The Singularity Is Near portrays what life will be like after this event—a human-machine 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. In practical terms, this means that human aging and pollution will be reversed, world hunger will be solved, and our bodies and environment transformed by nanotechnology to overcome the limitations of biology, including death.
We will be able to create virtually any physical product just from information, resulting in radical wealth creation. In addition to outlining these fantastic changes, Kurzweil also considers their social and philosophical ramifications. With its radical but optimistic view of the course of human development, The Singularity Is Near is certain to be one of the most widely discussed and provocative books of 2005.
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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 Spiritual Machines and The Age of Intelligent Machines.
Visit Ray Kurzweil on the web:
http://www.kurzweiltech.com
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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