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A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from the bestselling author of How to Create a Mind and who Bill Gates calls ‘the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence. Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near predicts that rapid advances in AI, nanotechnology, and biotechnology will allow humans to merge with machines, overcome biological limits, and achieve digital immortality. He argues this technological “singularity” will occur mid-21st century, transforming life and intelligence while posing ethical and existential challenges.
– Ray Kurzweil
