The Singularity Is Near
A book by Ray Kurzweil about the predicted technological singularity and exponential technological growth.
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"Since the age of spiritual machines and then The Singularity Is Near, I've been so influenced by Marvin Minsky, Hans Moravec — all of these guys made it very abundantly clear to me that human consciousness was something that could be replicated wi..."
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"I took the Singularity is Near, which is quite a thick book. I took it backpacking in Chile and I read the book making notes in the margins and when I read your book it changed my world."
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"It's the Kurzweil book title, very optimistic title and all you need to do is sit back and eat some popcorn and watch the movie of the future unfold."
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