Will be coming to over 400 theaters nationwide on August 3rd.
Inspired by the ideas in the film, Transcendent Man, this is a first-of-its-kind live conversation about the radical change coming in the near future due to accelerating technologies and their impact.
How do you get everyone to sit up and pay attention to the idea of the Singularity? Make it entertaining. No doubt about it, Transcendent Man is that and more. Barry Ptolemy’s documentary on Ray Kurzweil explores the philosophy, personal history, and predictions of one of the world’s most prominent futurists. It’s a great film, and a wonderful look at the potential forces that may decide the fate of humanity. I recently had a chance to speak with Ptolemy about Transcendent Man, how making this movie has shaped his life, and his future projects.
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What if there were a computer that could answer virtually any question? IBM engineers have developed such a machine, teaching it to compete on the quiz show Jeopardy. Tonight it will face off in a nationally televised game against two of the game’s greatest all-time winners, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything is the book that tells the riveting story behind the match.
Final Jeopardy is about the future of knowledge. What can we teach machines? What will Watson’s heirs be capable of in ten or twenty years? And where does that leave humans? As fast and as much fun as the game itself, Final Jeopardy shows how smart machines will fit into our world — and how they’ll disrupt it.
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Be sure to watch the show tonight and on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
This is the best article to date on the coming technological Singularity. It’s located on the Time.com website in partnership with CNN and contains lots of new information.
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Chris Williamson: Filmmaker, science enthusiast, and futurist concerned with the accelerating nature of technological growth and where it's headed. He is currently studying for his MFA in Film Production.
Frank Whittemore: As an IT professional since 1961, the accelerating change of technology is not news to him but the wonder will never cease! Be sure check out Frank's blog about Life Extension!
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