Click here for the USA Today article titled “What is ‘Does Watson Want Your Job?’
Click on “The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future”
for a book that directly challenges nearly all conventional views of the future and illuminates the danger that lies ahead if we do not plan for the impact of advancing technology.
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A revolution in the Middle East and the World’s smartest computer slugging it out with America’s super brains prove technology is…
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The issue of species dominance will dictate our global politics this century. Given the rate at which technologies are developing that enable “artilects”–artificial intellects–it is likely that…
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I have recently been made aware of another excellent website devoted to the Singularity. It’s called Singularity Symposium.
Click here to check it out.
Click here for more information on the coming technological singularity.
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We are at an extraordinary crossroads of human history. Our actions, or failure to act, during the next 20 years will determine the fate of the Earth and human civilization for centuries to come. This is a make-or-break century…
Click here to access the text, a long trailer and/or a full 1 hour documentary.
Click on the book title The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future
by James Martin to learn more about his book.
I just finished watching the 1 hour documentary. Here’s my reaction. If you watch one movie/video in the next year. Make it this one! If you’d like to increase your understanding of what’s happpening in the World. Watch this documentary! If you’ve got an hour to spare, watch this documentary! Better yet, make an hour available and watch this documentary. Then encourage your friends and family to do the same.
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“Technology 25 Years Hence” by Ray Kurzweil is part of a New York Times series titled “Why Do We Need Predictions?”. See what Ray and others have to say…
Click here to access this NY Times discussion.
Click on the book title The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
by Ray Kurzweil to learn more about Ray’s book.
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Ray Kurzweil responds to the IEEE Spectum article about his predictions…
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Click here to access the IEEE Spectum article post.
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Are you worried about the coming robot apocalypse? Does research into artificial general intelligence freak you out? Do you look at computers and start dreading for the safety of your children? If so, world renowned physicist and science champion Michio Kaku has a message for you….
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Click here for more information from and about Michio Kaku.
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George Dvorsky is finding himself a bit disturbed these days about how fashionable it has become to hate Ray Kurzweil…
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Click here to learn more about the coming technological singularity.
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His stunning prophecies have earned him a reputation as a tech visionary, but many of them don’t look so good on close inspection…
Click here to read the complete article found on the IEEE Spectrum website.
Click here for more information from and about Ray Kurzweil.
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On December 4-5, 2010 TechZulu will present the Humanity Plus conference live from Caltech (California Institute of Technology)…
Click here to learn more about the live broadcast of this conference.
Humanity Plus is the world’s leading nonprofit dedicated to the ethical use of technology to extend human capabilities…
Click here to learn more about Humanity+ by visiting their website.
Click here to learn more about posthumanism.
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Dr. Ben Goertzel decided to bow to popular demand and write a blog post…
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Director Barry Ptolemy had to film Transcendent Man to put Kurzweil’s thoughts into perspective…
Click here for the Barry Ptolemy Interview.
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Click here for more information from and about Ray Kurzweil.
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Commentary on the 2010 Singularity Summit, the world’s leading forum for serious discussion of incredible things to come…
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