Singularity rising : surviving and thriving in a smarter, richer, and more dangerous world
James D. Miller (Author)
In Ray Kurzweil's New York Times bestseller The Singularity is Near, the futurist and entrepreneur describes the Singularity, a likely future utterly different than anything we can imagine. The Singularity is triggered by the tremendous growth of human and computing intelligence that is an almost inevitable outcome of Moore's Law. Since the book's publication, the coming of the Singularity is now eagerly anticipated by many of the leading thinkers in Silicon Valley, from PayPal mastermind Peter Thiel to Google co-founder Larry Page. The formation of the Singularity Universit
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
9781936661787, 1936661780
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Introduction
PART1 : Rise of the robots
Exponentially improving hardware
Where might the software come from?
Unfriendly AI terrifies me
A friendly explosion
Military death race
Businesses' AI race
PART 2 : we becomes smarter, even without AI
What IQ tells you
Evolution and past intelligence enhancements
Increasing IQ through genetic manipulation
Cognitive-enhancing drugs
Brain training
International competition in human-intelligence enhancements
PART 3: economic implications
Making us obsolete?
How cognitive-enhancing drugs might impact the economy
Inequality falling
Preparing for the singularity
What might derail the singularity?
Singularity watch
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