Embracing The Singularity

Author : Ray Kurzweil
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101218886
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Singularity Is Near written by Ray Kurzweil and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil, hailed by Bill Gates as “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence,” presents an “elaborate, smart, and persuasive” (The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.”—Los Angeles Times “Startling in scope and bravado.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “An important book.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer At the onset of the twenty-first century, humanity stands on the verge of the most transforming and thrilling period in its history. It will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, The Singularity Is Near presents a radical and optimistic view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.

Author : Josh Luberisse
Publisher : Fortis Novum Mundum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embracing the Singularity written by Josh Luberisse and published by Fortis Novum Mundum. This book was released on with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embracing the Singularity" is a thought-provoking exploration of a world in which a benevolent Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has unified humanity and ushered in an era of unparalleled abundance, equality, and harmony. Through a series of interconnected chapters, this compelling work delves deep into the implications of this profound shift, examining its impact on every aspect of human life, from relationships and spirituality to art, culture, and the pursuit of happiness. Written with a perfect blend of intellectual rigor and heartfelt compassion, this book invites readers to contemplate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as we navigate the uncharted territory of a post-Singularity world. By examining the potential of advanced AI to transform our collective and individual evolution, "Embracing the Singularity" provides a comprehensive and nuanced perspective on a future that is both technologically advanced and deeply grounded in empathy, wisdom, and human values. Throughout its pages, the book fosters a sense of hope and optimism for the future, emphasizing the power of the human spirit and our innate capacity for adaptation, resilience, and growth. With a keen eye for detail and a profound understanding of the complexities of human nature, Josh guides readers on an immersive journey into the heart of a world that is at once familiar and utterly transformed by the Singularity. "Embracing the Singularity" is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the implications of advanced AI on our society, as well as those looking to deepen their understanding of the human experience in an age of rapid technological progress. As we stand at the threshold of a new epoch, this book serves as both a roadmap and a source of inspiration, illuminating the path towards a more harmonious, just, and compassionate world. Join Josh on this remarkable journey into the unknown, and discover what it truly means to embrace the Singularity.

Author : Max Borders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732039407
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Singularity written by Max Borders and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Decentralization is not a choice, but an inevitability. Thankfully, the process can liberate people from poverty, end acrimonious politics, and help humanity avoid the robot apocalypse. Social Evolution founder, Max Borders, makes the case in this compelling manifesto."--From publisher's website.

Author : Ray Kurzweil
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 039956277X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Singularity Is Nearer written by Ray Kurzweil and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to come Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about technological advancements have largely come true, with concepts like AI, intelligent machines, and biotechnology now widely familiar to the public. In this entirely new book Ray Kurzweil brings a fresh perspective to advances toward the Singularity—assessing his 1999 prediction that AI will reach human level intelligence by 2029 and examining the exponential growth of technology—that, in the near future, will expand human intelligence a millionfold and change human life forever. Among the topics he discusses are rebuilding the world, atom by atom with devices like nanobots; radical life extension beyond the current age limit of 120; reinventing intelligence by connecting our brains to the cloud; how exponential technologies are propelling innovation forward in all industries and improving all aspects of our well-being such as declining poverty and violence; and the growth of renewable energy and 3-D printing. He also considers the potential perils of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence, including such topics of current controversy as how AI will impact employment and the safety of autonomous cars, and "After Life" technology, which aims to virtually revive deceased individuals through a combination of their data and DNA. The culmination of six decades of research on artificial intelligence, The Singularity Is Nearer is Ray Kurzweil’s crowning contribution to the story of this science and the revolution that is to come.

Author : Peter Clarke
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781798981542
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Singularity Survival Guide: How to Get on the Good Side of Your Future Robot Overlords written by Peter Clarke and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you prepared to meet your future robot overlords? According to futurist Ray Kurzweil, we only have until 2045 to prepare for the singularity-the moment AI achieves human-level general intelligence. That's where The Singularity Survival Guide comes in. How will you greet this new form of higher intelligence? With a simple handshake? And what are you going to do if the AI is evil? How will you fight against it? Find the answers to these and many other questions in this survival guide-before it's too late."The technological singularity has officially been treated to a full-scale parody, and it's even more comical and irreverent than it sounds."- Zoltan Istvan, Founder of the Transhumanist Party"A timely satire, even if humor doesn't stand a chance of saving us from the sort of superintelligence Clarke envisions." - Arif Khan, Chief Marketing Officer, SingularityNET Published by Logos Literature.

Author : Calum Chace
Publisher : Three CS
ISBN 13 : 9780993211645
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economic Singularity written by Calum Chace and published by Three CS. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read The Economic Singularity if you want to think intelligently about the future." Aubrey de Grey Artificial intelligence (AI) is overtaking our human ability to absorb and process information. Robots are becoming increasingly dextrous, flexible, and safe to be around (except the military ones). It is our most powerful technology, and you need to understand it. This new book from best-selling AI writer Calum Chace argues that within a few decades, most humans will not be able to work for money. Self-driving cars will probably be the canary in the coal mine, providing a wake-up call for everyone who isn't yet paying attention. All jobs will be affected, from fast food McJobs to lawyers and journalists. This is the single most important development facing humanity in the first half of the 21st century. The fashionable belief that Universal Basic Income is the solution is only partly correct. We are probably going to need an entirely new economic system, and we better start planning soon - for the Economic Singularity! The outcome can be very good - a world in which machines do all the boring jobs and humans do pretty much what they please. But there are major risks, which we can only avoid by being alert to the possible futures and planning how to avoid the negative ones."

Author : Amnon H. Eden
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642325602
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singularity Hypotheses written by Amnon H. Eden and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment offers authoritative, jargon-free essays and critical commentaries on accelerating technological progress and the notion of technological singularity. It focuses on conjectures about the intelligence explosion, transhumanism, and whole brain emulation. Recent years have seen a plethora of forecasts about the profound, disruptive impact that is likely to result from further progress in these areas. Many commentators however doubt the scientific rigor of these forecasts, rejecting them as speculative and unfounded. We therefore invited prominent computer scientists, physicists, philosophers, biologists, economists and other thinkers to assess the singularity hypotheses. Their contributions go beyond speculation, providing deep insights into the main issues and a balanced picture of the debate.

Author : Sean A. Culey
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789012945
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transition Point: From Steam to the Singularity written by Sean A. Culey and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of technological revolutions, human evolution and the potential for a utopian or dystopian future. The impact of the next wave on business, the economy, society and the future of humanity. A unique book of three intwined parts that bring together history, economics, business theory, social commentary, disruptive technology and futurism

Author : Charles Stross
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780441011797
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singularity Sky written by Charles Stross and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-06-29 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a technologically suppressed future, information demands to be free in the debut novel from Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Stross. In the twenty-first century, life as we know it changed. Faster-than-light travel was perfected, and the Eschaton, a superhuman artificial intelligence, was born. Four hundred years later, the far-flung colonies that arose as a result of these events—scattered over three thousand years of time and a thousand parsecs of space—are beginning to rediscover their origins. The New Republic is one such colony. It has existed for centuries in self-imposed isolation, rejecting all but the most basic technology. Now, under attack by a devastating information plague, the colony must reach out to Earth for help. A battle fleet is dispatched, streaking across the stars to the rescue. But things are not what they seem—secret agendas and ulterior motives abound, both aboard the ship and on the ground. And watching over it all is the Eschaton, which has its own very definite ideas about the outcome...

Author : John Havens
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
ISBN 13 : 0399171711
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heartificial Intelligence written by John Havens and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algorithms will soon know more about us than we know ourselves Where should machine automation end? Is it acceptable to have a digital assistant arrange your calendar, but not to have a robot spouse? Are companion robots acceptable for seniors in need of comfort, but not okay for toddlers exposed to emotional software that could influence their behavior? Is it desirable to live a life within the virtual reality of Facebook’s Oculus Rift, but not if your thoughts are sold to advertisers who manipulate your purchases? We’ve entered an era where a myriad of personalization algorithms influence our every decision, and the lines between human assistance, automation, and extinction have blurred. We need to create ethical standards for the Artificial Intelligence usurping our lives, and allow individuals to control their identity based on their values. Otherwise, we sacrifice our humanity for productivity versus purpose and for profits versus people. Featuring pragmatic solutions drawing on economics, emerging technologies, and positive psychology, Heartificial Intelligence provides the first values-driven approach to algorithmic living—a definitive roadmap to help humanity embrace the present and positively define their future. Each chapter opens with a fictional vignette, helping readers imagine how they would respond to various Artificial Intelligence scenarios while demonstrating the need to codify their values, as the algorithms dominating society today are already doing. Funny, poignant, and accessible, this book paints a vivid portrait of how our lives might look in either a dystopia of robotic and corporate dominance, or a utopia where humans use technology to enhance our natural abilities to evolve into a long-lived, super-intelligent, and altruistic species.