Ray Kurzweil

“Startling in scope and bravado.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times“Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.” — Los Angeles Times“Elaborate, smart and persuasive.” — The Boston Globe“A pleasure to read.” — The Wall Street JournalOne of CBS News ’s Best Fall Books of 2005 • Among St Louis Post-Dispatch ’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 • One of Amazon.com’s Best Science Books of 2005A radical and optimistic view of the future course of human development from t he bestselling author of How to Create a Mind and The Singularity is Nearer who Bill Gates calls “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence”For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines , he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our creations.

Ray Kurzweil is the inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and one of our greatest living visionaries. Now he offers a framework for envisioning the twenty-first century--an age in which the marriage of human sensitivity and artificial intelligence fundamentally alters and improves the way we live. Kurzweil's prophetic blueprint for the future takes us through the advances that inexorably result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain by the year 2020 (with human-level capabilities not far behind); in relationships with automated personalities who will be our teachers, companions, and lovers; and in information fed straight into our brains along direct neural pathways. Optimistic and challenging, thought-provoking and engaging, The Age of Spiritual Machines is the ultimate guide on our road into the next century.

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to comeSince it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about technological advancements have largely come true, with concepts like AI, intelligent machines, and biotechnology now widely familiar to the public.In this entirely new book Ray Kurzweil brings a fresh perspective to advances toward the Singularity—assessing his 1999 prediction that AI will reach human level intelligence by 2029 and examining the exponential growth of technology—that, in the near future, will expand human intelligence a millionfold and change human life forever. Among the topics he discusses are rebuilding the world, atom by atom with devices like nanobots; radical life extension beyond the current age limit of 120; reinventing intelligence by connecting our brains to the cloud; how exponential technologies are propelling innovation forward in all industries and improving all aspects of our well-being such as declining poverty and violence; and the growth of renewable energy and 3-D printing. He also considers the potential perils of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence, including such topics of current controversy as how AI will impact employment and the safety of autonomous cars, and "After Life" technology, which aims to virtually revive deceased individuals through a combination of their data and DNA.The culmination of six decades of research on artificial intelligence, The Singularity Is Nearer is Ray Kurzweil’s crowning contribution to the story of this science and the revolution that is to come.

Ray Kurzweil, legendary inventor and author of New York Times bestsellers The Singularity is Near and How to Create a Mind , has created inventions and ideas that have changed human civilization. PBS called him ''One of the revolutionaries who made America,'' and Inc. magazine name him ''Edison's rightful heir.''Now Kurzweil has created a novel and an unforgettable character-Danielle-to help convey some of his most important ideas. Chronicles of a Superheroine , tells the story of a precocious young girl who uses her intelligence and accelerating technology to solve humanity's grandest challenges. Now if only we can find more courageous visionaries like Danielle.Written as an alternative history, Danielle's journey as a driven young girl brings her face to face with many important figures from recent history and our modern world. Told through the eyes of Danielle's equally remarkable sister Claire, a girl adopted from Haiti after surviving the earthquake, this story shows all readers a hopeful vision of humanity's future-and how to achieve it.The novel features 24 graphic novel-style illustrations, one for each year of Danielle's life, by New Yorker cartoonist and Ray's daughter, Amy Kurzweil (author of Flying A Graphic Memoir , a New York Times Editor's Pick and Best of 2016).Accompanying the novel are two nonfiction companion works by the author, which is a literary first. Included in this volume is How You Can Be A Danielle , a call to action, providing pragmatic, thought-provoking and clear guidance on how readers can be inspired to emulate Danielle and help bring about a better world. A separate volume, A Chronicle of A Guide for Superheroines (and Superheroes) provides Kurzweil's-and Danielle's-unique spin on 282 concepts presented in the novel.Age Teen

The bold futurist and bestselling author explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brainRay Kurzweil is arguably today’s most influential—and often controversial—futurist. In How to Create a Mind , Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization—reverse engineering the brain to understand precisely how it works and using that knowledge to create even more intelligent machines.Kurzweil discusses how the brain functions, how the mind emerges from the brain, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence in addressing the world’s problems. He thoughtfully examines emotional and moral intelligence and the origins of consciousness and envisions the radical possibilities of our merging with the intelligent technology we are creating.Certain to be one of the most widely discussed and debated science books of the year, How to Create a Mind is sure to take its place alongside Kurzweil’s previous classics which include Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever and The Age of Spiritual Machines .

In 2004, Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, MD, published Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever. Their groundbreaking book marshaled thousands of scientific studies to make the case that new developments in medicine and technology will allow us to radically extend our life expectancies and slow down the aging process. Soon, our notion of what it means to be a 55-year-old will be as outdated as an eight-track tape player. TRANSCEND: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever presents a practical, enjoyable program so that readers can live long enough (and remain healthy long enough) to take full advantage of the biotech and nanotech advances that have already begun and will be occurring at an accelerating pace during the years ahead. To help readers remember the nine key components of the program, Ray and Terry have arranged them into a mnemonic: Talk with your doctor Relaxation Assessment Nutrition Supplementation Calorie reduction Exercise New technologies Detoxification This easy-to-follow program will help readers transcend the boundaries of our genetic legacy and live long enough to live forever.

From the author of How to Create a Mind comes a book about the science behind radical life extension.Startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology occur practically every day. The rewards of this research, some of it as spectacular as science fiction, are practically in our grasp. Fantastic Voyage shows us how we can use these new technologies to live longer than previously imaginable. The authors take the reader on a journey to undreamed-of vitality with a comprehensive investigation into the cutting-edge science regarding diet, supplementation, genetics, detoxification, and the hormones involved with aging and youth. By following their program, which includes such simple recommendations as eating a balanced, low-glycemic-index diet, and taking powerful anti-aging nutritional supplements, anyone will be able to add years of healthy, active life.

Winner, 1990, category of Computer Science, Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc.In The Age of Intelligent Machines, inventor and visionary computer scientist Raymond Kurzweil probes the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence, from its earliest philosophical and mathematical roots to tantalizing glimpses of 21st-century machines with superior intelligence and truly prodigious speed and memory. Generously illustrated and easily accessible to the nonspecialist, this book provides the background needed for a full understanding of the enormous scientific potential represented by intelligent machines as well as their equally profound philosophic, economic, and social implications.Running alongside Kurzweil's historical and scientific narrative are 23 articles examining contemporary issues in artificial intelligence.Raymond Kurzweil is the founder and chairman of Kurzweil Applied Intelligence and the Kurzweil Reading Machine division of Xerox. He was the principal developer of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind and other significant advances in artificial intelligence technology.Articles Charles Ames. Margaret A. Boden. Harold Cohen. Daniel C. Dennett. Edward A. Feigenbaum. K. Fuchi. George Gilder. Douglas R. Hofstadter. Michael Lebowitz. Margaret Litven. Blaine Mathieu. Marvin Minsky. Allen Newell. Brian W. Oakley. Seymour Papert. Jeff Pepper. Roger Schank and Christopher Owens. Sherry Turkle. Mitchell Waldrop.

Computers are becoming more powerful at an ever-increasing rate, but will they ever become conscious? Artificial intelligence guru Ray Kurzweil thinks so and explains how we will "download" our software (our minds) and "upgrade" our hardware (our bodies) to become immortal -- before the dawn of the 22nd century. In this debate with his critics, including several Discovery Institute Fellows, Kurzweil defends his views and sets the stage for the central question: "What does it mean to be human?"

Reducing the level of fat in your diet to 10% can save your life, and this book gives you all the tools you need to do just that. Everything you need to know about is in this recipes, conversion charts, pantry staples, dining-out tips, progress tables, an exercise program, and detailed appendixes.

Die Zukunft von Mensch und MaschineIm neuen Buch des renommierten Zukunftsforschers und Technologie-Visionärs Ray Kurzweil wird eine faszinierende Vision der kommenden Jahre und Jahrzehnte entworfen – eine Welt, die von KI durchdrungen sein wird. Kurzweil skizziert in diesem intensiven Leseerlebnis eine Zukunft, in der Mensch und Maschine untrennbar miteinander verbunden sind. Eine Zukunft, in der wir unser Bewusstsein auf eine höhere Ebene heben werden, in der wir uns aus virtuellen Neuronen neu erschaffen werden, in der wir länger leben, gesünderund freier sein werden als je zuvor. Dank KI eröffnen sich uns in sämtlichen Lebensbereichen ungeahnte Möglichkeiten für Fortschritt, und das in exponentiellem Tempo. Gleichzeitig sensibilisiert das Buch für potenzielle Gefahren, die mit einer unkontrollierten Entwicklung von KI einhergehen. Dabei wird deutlich: Wir haben es selbst in der Hand, in welche Richtung wir uns bewegen.Kommen Sie mit auf eine atemberaubende Reise in die Welt von Morgen und Übermorgen!

In Transcend, famed futurist Ray Kurzweil and his coauthor, Terry Grossman, MD, present a cutting-edge, accessible program based on the vanguard in nutrition and science. They've distilled thousands of scientific studies to make the case that new developments in medicine and technology will allow us to radically extend our life expectancies and slow the aging process.Transcend gives you the practical tools you need to live long enough (and remain healthy long enough) to take full advantage of the biotech and nanotech advances that have already begun and will continue to occur at an accelerating pace during the years ahead. To help you remember the nine key components of the program, Ray and Terry have arranged them into a Talk with Your Doctor, Relaxation, Assessment, Nutrition, Supplements, Calorie Reduction, Exercise, New Technologies, Detoxification.This easy-to-follow program will help you transcend the boundaries of your genetic legacy and live long enough to live forever.

Ray Kurzweil, legendary inventor and author of New York Times bestsellers The Singularity is Near and How to Create a Mind, has created inventions and ideas that have changed human civilization. PBS called him "one of the revolutionaries who made American," and Inc. magazine named him "Edison's rightful heir." Now Kurzweil has created a novel, and an unforgettable character - Danielle - to help convey some of his most important ideas. Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine, tells the story of a precocious girl who uses her intelligence and accelerating technologies to solve the world's grandest challenges.This companion book to the novel, A Chronicle of Ideas: A Guide for Superheroines (and Superheroes), is a nonfiction guide to the scientific, technological, medical, entrepreneurial, political, historical, literary, musical, philosophical, and psychological ideas that animate the world of Danielle, the novel's protagonist (and the world of the novelist too!). It provides Danielle's - and Kurzweil's - unique spin on 282 diverse concepts presented in the novel, everything from String Theory to Jimi Hendrix to cancer stem cells to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.The ideas in the novel are tagged with entry numbers. It is suggested that the novel be read side by side with the entries in this companion book.

A vent'anni dalla pubblicazione de La singolarità è vicina, Ray Kurzweil torna ad anticiparci il futuro. Nel frattempo, molte delle sue previsioni si sono avverate con l'intelligenza artificiale e le biotecnologie ormai parte della nostra vita.In questo nuovo visionario libro, Kurzweil racconta i passi avanti fatti verso la singolarità, prevede che le AI raggiungeranno il livello umano entro il 2029 e che nel prossimo futuro l'umanità cambierà in maniera radicale. Si parla di intervenire sulla materia a livello atomico attraverso nanobot, di rallentare l'invecchiamento ed estendere la vita oltre il limite di 120 anni, di potenziare la mente collegando i nostri cervelli a computer in cloud, di utilizzare gli sviluppi esponenziali della tecnologia per la creazione di energie rinnovabili e per ridurre povertà e violenza. Non mancano però le riflessioni sui potenziali rischi, come l'impatto dell'AI sull'occupazione, la sicurezza delle auto autonome e la tecnologia afterlife, che mira a far rivivere virtualmente persone decedute attraverso una combinazione di dati e DNA.Culmine di sei decenni di ricerca, La singolarità è più vicina è il coronamento del contributo di Ray Kurzweil alla rivoluzione che l'umanità sta per affrontare.

《机器之心》微软创始人比尔盖茨曾经称雷库兹韦尔是“我知道在预测人工智能上最厉害的人”。过去30年他对未来预测的准确率超过了86%。在这本书中，雷库兹韦尔阐述了极其令人信服的大胆预测：未来的世界，人类和机器将难分彼此，人类将不再是万物之灵。电脑将比人脑有高一万倍的智能。量子计算将引爆技术未来。机器不仅拥有智能，而且拥有心灵，将具有人类的意识、情绪和欲望。人类身体中植入了用生物工程和纳米材料制成的电脑芯片、人造器官，将比现代人类更长寿（甚至长生不老），有//看更多好书，请访问“风入松书屋”，链接：www.amazon.com/shops/chinabook

Danielle ist die etwas andere Superheldin. Sie löst die großen Probleme unserer Zeit alleine mithilfe ihrer Intelligenz und moderner Technologie sowie der Unterstützung von Familie und Freundinnen. Wir alle können Danielles sein, in jedem Alter und jeder Lebenslage. Dies ist eine Anleitung, die dir zeigt, wie du die Welt zu einem besseren Ort machst. Werde auch du eine Danielle!

本书是一本有思维方法论启示的书；是一本站在历史的高度，正面思考科技力量的书；是一本充满想象与预言，但又不失科学论证的书。本书提供了一个崭新的视角：21世纪既是数百年以来科技、创意的顶点，又是对人类终极命运真挚的愿景。

Nel 2005 Kurzweil immaginò l'era della Singolarità, quel momento in cui il cambiamento tecnologico diventa così rapido e profondo da innescare la fusione tra uomo e macchina.La singolarità è vicina, ormai divenuto un libro di culto, ritrae come sarà la vita dopo questo una civiltà biotecnologica in cui le nostre esperienze circolano tra mondo fisico e digitale, la nostra intelligenza è trilioni di volte più potente, i nostri corpi e l'ambiente sono trasformati dalle nanotecnologie. In altre parole, l'invecchiamento umano e l'inquinamento saranno invertiti, la fame nel mondo risolta e i limiti della biologia, morte compresa, superati.Un libro avvincente con una visione radicale e ottimistica del futuro dell'umanità, che vale la pena leggere per vedere a che punto siamo arrivati.

Ray Kurzweil, the world-renowned inventor, futurist, and author, addresses the graduating class at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 137th commencement in Worcester, Mass. Kurzweil talks about what he calls "the three great " genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics. His message to the "Creating knowledge is really what the human species is all about." Ray Kurzweil is one of the world's leading inventors and innovators. Among his many achievements, he was the principal developer of the first omni-font optical character recognition (OCR), the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, and the first text-to-speech synthesizer. His numerous honors include induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002. His web site www.KurzweilAI.net is a leading resource on artificial intelligence.

A controversial scientific vision by the author of The Age of Spiritual Machines predicts a time in which humans and machines will merge and create a new form of non-biological intelligence, explaining how the occurrence will solve such ...

Hello, my name is Saurabh Awathare. I've always been deeply curious about the future of technology and humanity. One book that really caught my attention was The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil. But there was one big problem — I couldn’t afford to buy the book, and when I downloaded a PDF version, I found it extremely hard to understand because of the complex and technical language.I didn’t want to give up. So I started simplifying the book for myself, rewriting each chapter in a way that I could actually read and understand. I used ChatGPT to help me simplify and clarify the ideas — not to change the message, but to make it easier for someone like me to grasp.I never planned to upload this on Amazon. I honestly don’t know if I’m doing something wrong. I just wanted to read and understand this powerful book. But then I maybe there are many others out there who also want to read it but struggle with the technical language. So I’m sharing this version not for profit, but to make these big ideas accessible to more people like me.To Ray Kurzweil and the original publishers — I deeply respect your work. I didn’t intend to copy, only to understand, learn, and share knowledge. I'm truly sorry if this feels like a misuse. My only wish was to read this book and share what I learned with the world.Thank you.— Saurabh Awathare

By taking a religiously and spiritually literature approach, this volume gets the heart of several emerging ethical issues crucial to both human identity and personhood beyond the human as technology advances in the areas of human enhancement and artificial intelligence (AI). Several significant questions are addressed by the contributors, such How far should we go in improving our biological selves? How long should we aspire to live? What are fair and just human enhancements? When will AIs become people? What does AI spirituality consist of? Can AIs do more than project humour and emotions? What are the religious undertones of these high technology quests for better AI and improved human existence? Established and emerging voices explore these questions, and more, in Spiritualities, ethics, and implications of human enhancement and artificial intelligence. This volume will be of interest to university students and researchers absorbed by issues surrounding spiritualities, human enhancement, and artificial intelligence; while also providing points for reflection for the wider public as these topics become increasingly important to our common future.