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100 _aKurzweil, Ray
245 _aThe singularity is near :
_bwhen humans transcend biology
_cby Ray Kurzweil
260 _aNew York :
_bDuckworth,
_c©2005
300 _axvii, 652 p. :
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_c24 cm.
504 _aincludes bibliographical references and index
505 _t1. The six epochs
505 _t2. A theory of technology evolution : the law of accelerating returns
505 _t3. Achieving the computational capacity of the human brain
505 _t4. Achieving the software of human intelligence : how to reverse engineer the human brain
505 _tGNR : three overlapping revolutions
505 _t6. The impact ...
505 _t7. Ich bin ein Singularitarian
505 _t8. The deeply intertwined promise and peril of GNR
505 _t9. Response to critics
520 _a"The inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is a controversial advocate for the role of machines in the future of humanity. In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, he envisions an event - the "singularity" - in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines." "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."--BOOK JACKET.
650 _aPsychology
650 _aIntelligence and aptitudes
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