Bibliograph

The singularity is near, when humans transcend biology, Ray Kurzweil

Type

Label

The singularity is near, when humans transcend biology, Ray Kurzweil

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The singularity is near

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57201348

Responsibility statement

Ray Kurzweil

Sub title

when humans transcend biology

Summary

A controversial scientific vision predicts a time in which humans and machines will merge and create a new form of non-biological intelligence, explaining how the occurrence will solve such issues as pollution, hunger, and aging

Table Of Contents

The six epochs -- A theory of technology evolution : the law of accelerating returns -- Achieving the computational capacity of the human brain -- Achieving the software of human intelligence : how to reverse engineer the human brain -- GNR : three overlapping revolutions -- The impact ... -- Ich bin ein singularitarian -- The deeply intertwined promise and peril of GNR -- Response to critics -- Epilogue

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