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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100399562761

ISBN-139780399562761

eBay Product ID (ePID)27050068838

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Book TitleSingularity Is Nearer : When We Merge with Ai

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicBiotechnology, Neuroscience, Life Sciences / Evolution, Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, Future Studies, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Nanotechnology & Mems, Robotics

IllustratorYes

GenreComputers, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science, Medical

AuthorRay Kurzweil

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight23.2 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-051391

ReviewsPraise for Ray Kurzweil "Ray Kurzweil is the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence." --Bill Gates "Not everything that Kurzweil predicts may come to pass, but a lot of it will, and even if you don't agree with everything he says, it's all worth paying attention to." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "[Ray Kurzweil] has a way of tackling seemingly overwhelming challenges with an army of reason." --Rafael Reif, president, MIT "Kurzweil paints a tantalizing--and sometimes terrifying--portrait of a world where the line between humans and machines has become thoroughly blurred." -- The Boston Globe "The restless genius." -- The Wall Street Journal "The ultimate thinking machine." -- Forbes "Kurzweil's broad outlook and fresh approach make his optimism hard to resist." -- Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240721

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal303.48/3

SynopsisAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 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.

LC Classification NumberQP376.K853 2024