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- ISBN 9780715654521
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jul 2024
- Publisher: Duckworth Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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In his now-classic and hugely influential exploration of the evolving union of human and machine, world-renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil foresees the dawning of a new civilisation where humans will transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity by combining our aptitudes with the vastly greater capacity, speed and knowledge-sharing abilities of Artificial Intelligence. This melding of human and machine is what he terms 'the singularity'.
On the eve of publication of his latest book, The Singularity is Nearer, this new edition of the first instalment of his groundbreaking vision offers a fascinating and thought-provoking perspective on decades of innovation - and what still lies ahead.
Ray Kurzweil is among the world's preeminent innovators and futurists, with a thirty-year track record of accurate predictions. Described by the Wall Street Journal as 'a restless genius', he has received at least 21 honorary doctorates and 3 US presidential honours. A director of engineering at Google working on natural language AI, he is a prizewinning researcher and author, whose books include The Singularity is Near, How to Create a Mind, The Age of Spiritual Machines and The Singularity is Nearer (published 2024).
