The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Author: Ray Kurzweil
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–thesingularity–in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines.The Singularity Is….Read More
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