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# Viking The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

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- **What is this?** Viking The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by ray kurzweil
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## Customer Reviews

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    Ein gewagter Blick in die nahe Zukunft
  
  

*by F***G on Reviewed in Germany on 30 December 2006*

Ray Kurzweil behauptet in diesem Buch nichts anderes, als dass alleje dagewesenen Science-Fiction-Träume von Bio- und Nanotechnologie sowiekünstlichen Intelligenzen in Zukunft noch weit übertroffen werden - undzwar schon gegen Mitte dieses Jahrhunderts ! Als Beleg für diese doch sehrgewagte Behauptung zeichnet und erklärt er im ersten Teil des Buches Graphen,die die bisherige exponentielle technische Entwicklung auf diversen Gebietendarstellen und extrapoliert diese. Im zweiten Teil dann versucht er darausim Detail abzuleiten, was es für uns bedeutet, wenn das Wachstum unseresWissens in demselben Tempo weitergehen würde.Kritiker meinen, auf dieselbe Art könnte man auch beweisen, dassEinwegrasierer bald unendlich viele Klingen haben werden. Denn schliesslichhatten sie ja erst eine, dann zwei, jetzt fünf... zeichnet man dies alsGraphen, bekommt man ähnliche Voraussagen.Was man auch immer von Ray Kurzweils Weltsicht halten mag, auf jeden Fall schaffter es, einen kleinen, aber sehr motivierenden Funken der Hoffnung daran zuzünden, dass wir vielleicht noch einen Teil der versprochenen Wunder erlebendürfen. Der Rest des Buches ist eine Mischung aus interessanten Einblickenin den aktuellen Stand der Forschung und gut geschriebenerReal-Science-Fiction, die absolut lesenswert und mit grosser undmitreissender Begeisterung geschrieben ist.

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    A gripping look to the future, and the technology once there
  

*by G***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2005*

Ray Kurzweil isn't renowned for his authoring talents and is better known for his inventions. I remember many years ago owning a copy of Kerzweil's voice recognition program (I forget the exact title) and being impressed with its accuracy. Kerzweil is also renowned for his work in digital music and a vast array of other fields.In this book the author expands on his vision of the future as he sees it in the next 50 years. The main thrust of the book is that Moore's law is continuing and as such computing power is increasing exponentially (exponentials are a large part of this book). The premise that as computing power increases dramatically we will be able to create even more technology, with the aim to "uploading" ourselves into our computers. This at first seems like science fiction but be assured that the author looks at every detail and examines the feasibility of each stage of his premise. The results are startling, and I must admit give me a strange feeling in the gut of my stomach when I realised the full breadth of his suggestions.This book could be considered a sequel to the author's previous books, the Age of Intelligent Machines, and the Age of Spiritual Machines. However you don't need to have read these previous books to understand the concepts involved. A basic understanding of genetics and nanotechnology would help, but are not required.I don't know if the authors predictions will come to pass (And I honestly hope they do!) but I would recommend this book to anyone seriously interested in the future and who wants to prepare themselves in advance.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Exceptional book and fantastic service delivery from Amazon.
  

*by C***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2023*

Exceptional book and fantastic service delivery from Amazon.

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