In his book The Singularity is Near, Ray Kurzweil argues that the exponential progression of technology will lead to a point where machines surpass human intelligence, leading to a future in which humans merge with technology. He predicts that this will happen by 2045. Kurzweil begins by discussing the history of technology and how it … Read more
In the last few decades, the possibility of downloading our thoughts into a computer has been discussed. And just as with the internet, the first people who talked about mind uploading were small in number, and eccentric in character. But now, the idea of human-machine intelligence has entered into the mainstream. Ray Kurzweil predicts that … Read more
The Singularity is Near I recently watched “Transcendent Man”. It was entertaining as well as thought-provoking. The documentary forced me to appreciate the complexity of the world we live in, and how we can easily develop systems that go out of our control. Some people, like Sam Harris, have gone on to say that it’s the … Read more