- artificial intelligence, bioengineering, (near) futureology, nanotechnology
Twenty years on Kurzweil goes back to the well to see how far the water has risen.
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Classical in form, cool, contemporary and epic.
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About the book
- Author
- Ray Kurzweil
- First published
- 2024
- Pages
- 419
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780399562761
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First sentence
“In my 2005 book The Singularity is Near, I set forth my theory that convergent, exponential technological trends are leading to a transition that will be utterly transformative for humanity.”
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