'Startling in scope and bravado.'The New York TimesA radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author ofHow to Create a Mindand who Bill Gates calls'the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence.'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 classicThe 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.
PRAISE FORTHE SINGULARITY IS NEAR'Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.'Los Angeles Times'Elaborate,smart and persuasive.'The Boston Globe'A pleasure to read.'The Wall Street JournalAn Amazon Best Science Book of 2005A CBS News Best Autumn Books of 2005A St Louis Post-Dispatch Best Nonfiction Book of 2005
Publisher: Duckworth BooksISBN: 9780715635612Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
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Ray Kurzweil is the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence. His intriguing new book envisions a future in which information technologies have advanced so far and fast that they enable humanity to transcend its biological limitations - transforming our lives in ways we can't yet imagine
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