Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode: Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality | Lex Fridman Podcast #321
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.
The Singularity Is Near
Buy on Amazon"Eighteen years ago, in his book 'The Singularity is Near', he predicted that the onset of the singularity would happen in the year 2045."
The Singularity Is Near
Buy on Amazon"In your 2005 book titled 'The Singularity is Near', you predicted that the singularity would happen in 2045."
The age of spiritual machines
Buy on Amazon"I made this prediction in 1999 in my book 'The Age of Spiritual Machines', right?"
The age of intelligent machines
Buy on Amazon"Because I remember my first book, 'The Age of Intelligent Machines,' there was no way to get information from computers."
How to Create a Mind
Buy on Amazon"So if it would connect to your neocortex—and the neocortex, which I described in 'How to Create a Mind,' has different levels—it’s kind of like a pyramid."
Singularity Is Nearer
Buy on Amazon"But I show in this book that's coming out that the amount of people working, even as a percentage of the population, has gone way up."
Singularity Is Nearer
Buy on Amazon"I was very fortunate; I am very fortunate to be able to get a glimpse preview of your upcoming book, 'Singularity is Nearer.'"
The Singularity Is Near
Buy on Amazon"However, in 'Singularity Is Near', I present two analyses of the Drake equation, using reasonable assumptions."