Is there a point?
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, Ray Kurzweil Kurzweil characterizes evolution throughout all time as progressing through six … Awards
I had to download and review his illustrations from the book's web site as a review. Life saving technological advances are around the corner and knowing it will not come in time to save his life makes it all the harder to get old. Boundless, unquestioning optimism and blind faith are not scientific. First I have to admit that I only made it to page 50. For anyone whose job depends upon an understanding of the trajectory of technology, Ray Kurzweil has carefully formulated a clear vision of the future, including some pretty fantastic possibilities. Kurzweil aims to convince his reader that we are on the cusp of an exponential growth in genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics (GNR) that will fundamentally change humanity, creating humans that are fully integrated with machines, live as long as they like, and frequently immerse themselves in virtual worlds. However, if you have time for only one Kurzweil book, I would strongly recommend How to Create a Mind over this book. In his classic.
I am a big fan of scifi with some slight understanding of and interest in the Singularity for quite some time. Dying sucks.
As a genre, sci-fi encourages rule... For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. We’d love your help. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. If Krurzweil redeems himself later in the book, I guess I'll never know.
The Singularity, almost an article of faith in techie circles, is the point at which machine intelligence outstrips human brainpower. Start by marking “The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology” as Want to Read: Error rating book.
I think this is Kurzweil's 3rd version of basically the same novel (The Age of Spiritual Machines was the previous one, I think). External Reviews I would consider this an 'impact book', one that truly changed the way I perceive the world. Perhaps I will revisit this book and its subject matter relatively soon, let me just say that not long after reading parts of this work I definitely count what is called "transhumanism" to be the "World's Most Dangerous Idea". Having read Kurzweil's book I was really looking forward to seeing this film.
10 years later is this still worth reading? His motivation to be overly optimistic about medical advances is very clear throughout most of this book. My first exposure was in 2000 with the release of, This review is from: The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Kindle Edition), This weighty volume is based on a simple observation. These key technologies (known as GNR) are genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics (or, Ray Kurzweil postulates that we are fast approaching a time when humankind will meld with technology to produce mind boggling advances in intelligence.
And don't you know that graphs and stats lie? I'd lie if I told that I understood everything Kurzweil explained in it. Furthermore, in French we say: "Comparaison n'est pas raison". The book can be repetitive as Kurzweil feels the need to offer each and every criticism a full rebuttal, frequently reusing the same points, and to repeatedly explore the same concepts in various scenarios. Do you feel a bit to contented and secure as you go about your daily business?
And no, the answer is not “42.”, I love Kurzweil, love most of this book, and would read anything he wrote. This is evident in How to Create a Mind. Technological progress mimics the exponential growth of reproductive processes in nature.
This is one of those books that has the potential to forever change the way you think about life, the universe and everything. The one place where his "singularity" doesn't really jell for me is when it comes to his treatment of issues like emotion and personality in the non-human brain.
Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Expected publication: Failures and dead ends are conveniently ignored. Ray explains why and how so many of them are linked and how rapidly the pace of change is changing as its trend line suddenly jumps toward infinity once you start up the slope of increasing changes. While I praise Kurzweil for his forward thinking and attempt to tackle future technological issues before they arise, in many respects he falls under the category of "scientists that spend too much time in their laboratory who consequently don't understand that just because a thing is possible doesn't mean that the rest of society will want to suddenly adopt it as well." “Most long-range forecasts of what is technically feasible in future time periods dramatically underestimate the power of future developments because they are based on what I call the “intuitive linear” view of history rather than the “historical exponential” view.”. For anyone whose job depends upon an understanding of the trajectory of technology, Ray Kurzweil has carefully formulated a clear vision of the future, including some pretty fantastic possibilities.
The main idea is that the evolution of technology is not linear (as most people think) but exponential. FAQ The book, Kurzweil has made a living of being a futurist and an inventor. Kurzweil (The Age of Spiritual Machines, 1999, etc.)
It just goes to show that if we make machines, like we make our children, there is a responsibility there too. Nobody, of course, can predict the future exactly, and Kurzweil is no exception, but he does have some very sensible projections which are well supported, and quite shocking. I was expexting more because so many very intelligent people I know have read it and loved it. Has your overwhelming sense of anxiety and ennui drifted to a mere background drone rather then an overpowering howl?
I've been particularly focused on the evolution of artificial intelligence, and its effects on reality.
I saw this film quite legally (as I know it has yet to be released) in a pre final form at the Breckenridge Film Festival. The book may represent the synthesis of an awful lot of his previous works as well as illustrate clearly his broad perception of many key mathematical concepts that should help all of us inform ourselves about what is really going on in our present generation. I'd lie if I told that I understood everything Kurzweil explained in it. spends much time stressing the point that progress in the computer field moves at exponential rates. The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book. The conclusion that human intelligence will shape then combine with machine inteligence at the singularity reached when any one human cannot distinguish between the intellect of another human or the intellect of a technical creation of so-called non-biological intelligence, is clearly supported by all of his cited evidence and explanations. Kurzweil aims to convince his reader that we are on the cusp of an exponential growth in genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics (GNR) that will fundamentally change humanity, creating humans that are fully integrated with machines, live as long as they like, and frequently immerse themselves in virtual worlds. Technologies can stagnate and become e. This weighty volume is based on a simple observation.
Raymond Kurzweil is an inventor and futurist who has published books on health, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the technological singularity. anyone with an interest in computers, technology, or biochemistry, I would consider this an 'impact book', one that truly changed the way I perceive the world.
O.K. It is a wild roller coaster ride over the nature of intelligence, the meaning of life, and the consciousness of the universe.
Genetics, nanotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence will be the driving forces of a never ending, finally non-human, progress. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Now that I have I feel really, really let down. September 26th 2006 I've always been interested in computers and anything related to them.
Raymond Kurzweil is an inventor and futurist who has published books on health, artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the technological singularity. If I could give this book 10 stars I would. The film is absolute rubbish.
By the year 2040 there will be little left of our biological intelligence. I'm not sure to be the right guy to review such a book. A lot of the technology he talks about is undoubtedly cool, and I do believe it'll happen. Almost any trend line I want to chart today displays an "L" shaped curve. And don't you know that graphs and stats lie? I don't agree with this. Possibly the most disappointed I've been about a film, I thought this was going to be a serious documentary. He weakly tries to philosophize that our definition of "self" is ambiguous and can therefore be dispensed with, but it is apparent throughout that his only rational for adopting such changes is simply because we can. Summary: Not for the scientifically feint of heart! User Ratings This film should not be missed. Failures and dead ends are conveniently ignored. I'm not sure to be the right guy to review such a book. We all know the future will be strange. Many of his inventions are the result of his predictions coming true, so there is good reason to listen to what he has to say on the topic. So when I saw this book at a friend’s house, I asked if I could borrow it and I am so glad I did. Perrette was perfect, just quirky enough to be non human, but certainly convincing enough as one to make you be fully on her side.
by Viking. Furthermore, in French we say: "Comparaison n'est pas. Why?
O.K. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. See 1 question about The Singularity is Nearer…, The 40 Most Popular Horror Novels of the Last 5 Years. Ray Kurzweil suggests that exponential trends in information technology will usher in world changing revolutions in Genetics, Nanotechnology and Robotics. Start by marking “The Singularity is Nearer” as Want to Read: Error rating book. In this book however, Kurzweil's desire to live forever is clearly cloudin. The book focuses specifically on 3 key technologies that will produce the human "singularity", an event where humans transcend their former selves and become something more than human. It means that's not because you give great examples that seem to justify what you're saying that you're right. I know that it is advancing rapidly right now, but it has also done so at other times in the past and has back slid more than once in our history. I know that it is advancing rapidly right now, but it has also done so at other times in the past an. The whole drama of a robot played by Pauley Perrette (inspired casting) is something I guess if we do not have to consider our children will. Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s 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, ma
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