Ray Kurzweil Libros

El inicio del siglo XXI marca el comienzo del periodo más interesante y transformador que la humanidad haya conocido: la liberación del ser humano de sus cadenas biológicas y la consagración de la inteligencia como el fenómeno más importante de nuestro universo. A medida que esta transformación se vaya convirtiendo en realidad, nuestra especie también se enfrentará a nuevos retos jamás antes planteados: un increíble aumento de la inteligencia no biológica, la inmortalidad y un progreso científico sin precedentes. El reputado ingeniero, inventor y futurista Ray Kurzweil presenta en este libro el mejor análisis que se ha realizado hasta la fecha sobre estos cambios, a los cuales ha dado en llamar Singularidad tecnológica. Las implicaciones filosóficas, sociales y científicas de esta obra son tan profundas y revolucionarias que harán que el lector se adentre en un mundo apasionante y todavía por descubrir, un mundo que no es otro que el nuestro.

2029: año en el que la inteligencia artificial no podrá distinguirse de la humana. Este es el horizonte hacia el que mira „Cómo crear una mente“. Siguiendo la estela de „La Singularidad está cerca“, su libro anterior, el autor recorre la curva del crecimiento exponencial de la tecnología hasta el momento en el que la inteligencia de los ordenadores alcanza a la del hombre. ¿Qué pasará entonces? Si la creación de máquinas cada vez más potentes es una capacidad humana, entonces las máquinas también heredarán esta capacidad, pero con todas las ventajas que conllevan los sustratos no biológicos. Esto dará lugar a posteriores generaciones de máquinas cada vez más potentes que acompañarán al hombre hacia la singularidad tecnológica. Ray Kurzweil explica el itinerario que el hombre está siguiendo para lograr este objetivo, así como la manera precisa en la que está llevando a cabo esta transformación. Según el autor, el futuro inteligente de las máquinas converge con el de los humanos, ya que seremos capaces de incorporar dicha inteligencia a nuestros propios cuerpos. ¿Cómo será el mundo en este escenario? Descúbralo con la lectura de este apasionante libro.

Tras “La Singularidad está Cerca” y “Cómo crear una mente”, Ray Kurzweil nos presenta a “Danielle”, una superheroína dotada de una inteligencia capaz de cambiar el mundo. Sin duda se trata de la obra literaria más atrevida del autor. En este libro Ray Kurzweil expone los preceptos políticos, éticos y culturales que le han convertido en el pensador de referencia de Silicon Valley. Danielle es una novela llamada a motivar a los jóvenes a que inicien con pie seguro su camino hacia la Singularidad tecnológica.

Comparing the human brain with so-called artificial intelligence, the author probes past, present, and future attempts to create machine intelligence

“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.

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 mnemonic: 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.

A controversial scientific vision 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 issues as pollution, hunger, and aging

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bold futurist and renowned author of The Singularity Is Near explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain. “This book is a Rosetta Stone for the mystery of human thought.”—Martine Rothblatt, chairman and CEO, United Therapeutics, and creator of Sirius XM Satellite Radio “Kurzweil’s vision of our super-enhanced future is completely sane and calmly reasoned, and his book should nicely smooth the path for the earth’s robot overlords, who, it turns out, will be us.”—The New York Times In How to Create a Mind, Ray 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, brain-computer interfaces, and the implications of vastly increasing the powers of our intelligence to address the world’s problems. He also 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. Drawing on years of advanced research and cutting-edge inventions in artificial intelligence, How to Create a Mind is an incredible synthesis of neuroscience and technology and provides a road map for the future of human progress.

Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near (Duckworth) and its vision of the future have been influential in spawning a worldwide movement with millions of followers, hundreds of books, and major films (Her, Lucy, Ex Machina). During the succeeding decade many of his predictions about tech advancements have been borne out. In this entirely new book Kurzweil takes a fresh perspective on advances in the singularity - assessing many of his predictions and examining the novel advancements to a revolution in knowledge and an expansion of human potential.

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.