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Kurzweil presents this figure in the singularity is near to represent and support his view of exponential acceleration of human evolution. In practical terms, this means that human aging and. The 2014 film lucy is roughly based upon the predictions made by kurzweil about what the year 2045 will look like, including the immortality of man. Singular point of a curve, where the curve is not given by a smooth embedding of a parameter. The singularity is a comprehensive and insightful feature length documentary about the singularity. We rush ahead of skeptical, scientific inquiry at our peril, just like the marxists and freudians. The singularity is triggered by the tremendous growth of human and computing intelligence that is an almost inevitable outcome of moores law. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the singularity is near. How will these technologies change what it means to be human. When humans transcend biology is a 2005 nonfiction book about. The singularity is near by ray kurzweil james williams has a singularily good time.
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