Microsoft Word Kurzweil, Ray The Singularity Is Near doc

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• Praise for "The Singularity Is Near"
• Summary (Front Flap)
• About the Author (Back Flap)
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Prologue: The Power of Ideas
• Chapter One: The Six Epochs
  • The Intuitive Linear View Versus The Historical Exponential View
  • The Six Epochs
  • The Singularity Is Near
• Chapter Two: A Theory of Technological Evolution: The Law of Accelerating Returns
  • The S-Curve of a Technology as Expressed in its Life Cycle
  • Moore's Law and Beyond
  • DNA Sequencing, Memory, Communications, the Internet, and Miniaturization
  • The Singularity as Economic Imperative
• Chapter Three: Achieving the Computational Capacity of the Human Brain
  • The Sixth Paradigm of Computing Technology: Three- Dimensional Molecular Computing and Emerging Computational Technologies
  • The Computational Capacity of the Human Brain
  • The Limits of Computation
• Chapter Four: Achieving the Software of Human Intelligence: How to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain
  • Reverse Engineering the Brain: An Overview of the Task
  • Is the Human Brain Different from a Computer?
  • Peering into the Brain
  • Building Models of the Brain
  • Interfacing the Brain and Machines
  • The Accelerating Pace of Reverse Engineering the Brain
  • Uploading the Human Brain
• Chapter Five: GNR: Three Overlapping Revolutions
  • Genetics: The Intersection of Information and Biology
  • Nanotechnology: The Intersection of Information and the Physical World
  • Robotics: Strong AI
• Chapter Six: The Impact...
  • ...on the Human Body
  • ...on the Human Brain
  • ...on Human Longevity
  • ...on Warfare: The Remote, Reobotic, Robust, Size-Reduced, Virtual-Reality Paradigm
  • ...on Learning
  • ...on Work
  • ...on Play
  • ..on the Intelligent Destiny of the Cosmos: Why We Are Probably Alone in the Universe
• Chapter Seven: Ich bin ein Singularitarian
  • The Vexing Question of Consciousness
  • Who Am I? What Am I?
  • The Singularity as Transcendence
• Chapter Eight: The Deeply Intertwined Promise and Peril of GNR
  • Intertwined Benefits...
  • ...and Dangers
  • A Panoply of Existential Risks
  • Preparing the Defenses
  • The Idea of Relinquishment
  • Development of Defensive Technologies and the Impact of Regulation
  • A Program for GNR Defense
• Chapter Nine: Response to Critics
  • A Panoply of Criticisms
  • The Criticism from Incredulity
  • The Criticism from Malthus
  • The Criticism from Software
  • The Criticism from Analog Processing
  • The Criticism from the Complexity of Neural Processing
  • The Criticism from Microtubules and Quantum Computing
  • The Criticism from the Church-Turing Thesis
  • The Criticism from Failure Rates
  • The Criticism from "Lock-In"
  • The Criticism from Ontology: Can a Computer Be Conscious?
  • The Criticism from the Rich-Poor Divide
  • The Criticism from the Likelihood of Government Regulation
  • The Criticism from Theism
  • The Criticism from Holism
• Epilogue
• Resources and Contact Information
• Appendix: The Law of Accelerating Returns Revisited
• Notes
  • Prologue: The Power of Ideas
  • Chapter One: The Six Epochs
  • Chapter Two: A Theory of Technology Evolution: The Law of Accelerating Returns
  • Chapter Three: Achieving the Computational Capacity of the Human Brain
  • Chapter Four: Achieving the Software of Human Intelligence: How to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain
  • Chapter Five: GNR: Three Overlapping Revolutions
  • Chapter Six: The Impact...
  • Chapter Seven: Ich bin ein Singularitarian
  • Chapter Eight: The Deeply Intertwined Promise and Peril of GNR
  • Chapter Nine: Response to Critics
  • Epilogue
• Index [omitted]