The Singularity is Near
"In The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, Ray Kurzweil presents the next stage of his compelling view of the future: the merging of humans and machines. Kurzweil refers to this as “the singularity.
He describes the singularity as a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed.
Kurzweil postulates that we are already in the very early stages of this transition, and that within just a few decades, life as we know it will be completely different.
He explains, “The singularity will represent the culmination of the merger of our biological thinking and existence with our technology, resulting in a world that is still human but that transcends our biological roots. There will be no distinction, post-singularity, between human and machine nor between physical and virtual reality.
“If you wonder what will remain unequivocally human in such a world, it’s simply this quality — ours is the species that inherently seeks to extend its physical and mental reach beyond current limitations.” " -kurzweilai.net
Here are links on the topic of the Singularity both for and against:
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(F) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrZdAL_2LoU
(G) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpbRpvDKy74
(H) https://www.technologyreview.com/s/425733/paul-allen-the-singularity-isnt-near/
(I) http://www.singularity.com/KurzweilFuturist.pdf
(J) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OZDYGETKas&t=476s
Thoughts?
"In The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, Ray Kurzweil presents the next stage of his compelling view of the future: the merging of humans and machines. Kurzweil refers to this as “the singularity.
He describes the singularity as a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed.
Kurzweil postulates that we are already in the very early stages of this transition, and that within just a few decades, life as we know it will be completely different.
He explains, “The singularity will represent the culmination of the merger of our biological thinking and existence with our technology, resulting in a world that is still human but that transcends our biological roots. There will be no distinction, post-singularity, between human and machine nor between physical and virtual reality.
“If you wonder what will remain unequivocally human in such a world, it’s simply this quality — ours is the species that inherently seeks to extend its physical and mental reach beyond current limitations.” " -kurzweilai.net
Here are links on the topic of the Singularity both for and against:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrZdAL_2LoU
(G) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpbRpvDKy74
(H) https://www.technologyreview.com/s/425733/paul-allen-the-singularity-isnt-near/
(I) http://www.singularity.com/KurzweilFuturist.pdf
(J) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OZDYGETKas&t=476s
Thoughts?
The same thing just went through my head!
