![]() ![]() “If you wonder what will remain unequivocally human in such a world, it’s simply this quality - ours is the species that inherently seeks to extend its physical and mental reach beyond current limitations. However, technology advances exponentially. They imagine that the future will be a somewhat more advanced version of the present, and that things will continue to change in the same way they're changing now. There will be no distinction, post-singularity, between human and machine nor between physical and virtual reality. Most people observe the changes in the world today and assume that change will continue at a steady pace into the future. ![]() He explains, “The singularity will represent the culmination of the merger of our biological thinking and existence with our technology, resulting in a world that is still human but that transcends our biological roots. Kurzweil postulates that we are already in the very early stages of this transition, and that within just a few decades, life as we know it will be completely different. He describes the singularity as a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed. Kurzweil refers to this as “the singularity.” In The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, Ray Kurzweil presents the next stage of his compelling view of the future: the merging of humans and machines. Author | Ray Kurzweil year published | 2006 ![]()
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