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The Singularity is Near When Humans Transcend Biology

By Ray Kurzweil

Format:Softcover

How Singular? How singular is the Singularity? Will it happen in an instant? Lets consider again the derivation of the word. In mathematics a singularity is a value that is beyond any limit - in essence, infinity. The Singularity as we have discussed it in this book, does not achieve infinite levels of computation, memory, as any other other measurable attribute. But it certainly achieves vast levels of all these qualities, including intelligence. With the reverse engineering of the human brain we will be able to apply the parallel, self-organizing, chaotic, algorithms of human intelligence to enormously powerful computational substrates. This intelligence will then be in a position to improve its own design, both hardware and software, in a rapidly accelerating iterative process.

Science, Technology & Nature
652 pagesSoftcover
First published 2005

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RaymondReviewed by Raymond

This was a fairly heavy book to read and frankly I hope none of it comes true. 😕

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