{"product_id":"the-age-of-spiritual-machines-paperback","title":"The Age of Spiritual Machines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRay Kurzweil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRay Kurzweil\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Spiritual Machines\u003c\/b\u003e is the ultimate guide on our road into the next century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into the world of Ray Kurzweil, the \"restless genius\" (Wall Street Journal) and \"ultimate thinking machine\" (Forbes), whose predictions for an age in which man and machine are interchangeable are startling, provocative -- and closer to realization than you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a world where the difference between man and machine blurs, where the line between humanity and technology fades, and where the soul and the silicon chip unite. This is not science fiction. This is the twenty-first century according to Ray Kurzweil, the inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era. In his inspired hands, life in the new millennium no longer seems daunting. Instead, it promises to be an age in which the marriage of human sensitivity and artificial intelligence fundamentally alters and improves the way we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a list of predictions, Kurzweil's prophetic blueprint for the future guides us through the inexorable advances that will 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); relationships with automated personalities who will be our teachers, companions, and lovers; and information fed straight into our brains along direct neural pathways. Eventually, the distinction between humans and computers will have become sufficiently blurred that when the machines claim to be conscious, we will believe them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Kurzweil is a prize-winning author and scientist. Recipient of the MIT-Lemelson Prize (the world's largest for innovation), and inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame, he received the 1999 National Medal of Technology. His books include \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Spiritual\u003cb\u003eMachines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Intelligent Machines\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit Ray Kurzweil on the web: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp: \/\/www.kurzweiltech.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp: \/\/www.kurzweilai.net\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.24 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753707110688,"sku":"9780140282023","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/178f6251ee478facb7f0ed972f2e1fcb.webp?v=1780025974","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-age-of-spiritual-machines-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}