The great inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is one of the best-known and
controversial advocates for the role of machines in the future of humanity.
In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, he envisions an event the
singularity in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound
that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines.
We will be able to create virtually any physical product just from information,
resulting in radical wealth creation. In addition to outlining these fantastic
changes, Kurzweil also considers their social and philosophical ramifications.
With its radical but optimistic view of the course of human development,
The Singularity Is Near is certain to be one of the most widely discussed and
provocative books of 2005.
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