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1h 35m 1 disc Prepare to Evolve
watched once (disc ain't "pretty"-doesn't look "new")
plays flawlessly (isn't that that counts?!)
personal opinion by Mrs. Adams:
absolutely fascinating, riveting and outstanding

Transcendent Man is a 2009 documentary film by American filmmaker Barry Ptolemy about inventor, futurist and author Ray Kurzweil and his predictions about the future of technology in his 2005 book, The Singularity is Near. In the film, Ptolemy follows Kurzweil around his world as he discusses his thoughts on the technological singularity, a proposed advancement that will occur sometime in the 21st century when progress in artificial intelligence, genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics will result in the creation of a human-machine civilization. This documentary tracks the life, work and predictions of controversial technologist Ray Kurzweil. He believes that human and artificial intelligence will synthesize at some point in the future, blurring the line between man and machine, a transformation he terms "The Singularity." Kurzweil's opinions are complemented by interviews with noted personalities such as Colin Powell and Stevie Wonder, although needless to say his views also have many detractors. Perfect for "nerds" (like me!) and people who think outside the box! Great for mind researchers, people who liked the Ascent of Man & Cosmos.

Music: Philip Glass

If you like evolution, computers, artificial intelligence, self awareness, cybernetics, robots, physics, sci fi, time travel, Aubrey de Grey, aliens, this one is for you! A fantastic presentation for Superior Minds! I wish I could attend the Singularity University but I simply cannot afford it!

If you watched the movie Transcendence and wondered about the science behind it, this is where you'll find it! If you ever wondered if you could study a whole encyclopedia in one minute this movie will explain how! Most of all this film is for a person who enjoys thinking.
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Raymond Kurzweil, noted inventor and futurist, is a man who refuses to accept the inevitability of physical death. He proposes that the Law of Accelerating Returns—the exponential increase in the growth of information technology—will result in a "singularity", a point where humanity and machines will merge, allowing one to transcend biological mortality: advances in genetics will provide the knowledge to reprogram biology, eliminate disease and stop the aging process; nanotechnology will keep humans healthy from the inside using robotic "red blood cells" and provide a human-computer interface within the brain; robotics, or artificial intelligence, will make superhuman intelligence possible, including the ability to back up the mind.
Jan 18th, 2016 at 11:05:50 PM PST by
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Most of the movie has an implication of a religious background, and is applying technology to accomplish the goals with what is considered to be "god like" powers, through interdependent connection. Kurzweil has been criticized as being a modern day prophet, however the film describes a detailed list of his inventions. Ray's dedication to improving the blind's quality of life is displayed in the climax of the film, with his miniature blind reading tool. Ray speaks of emailing someone a blouse, or printing out a toaster utilizing nanotechnology. Eventually swarms of our nanotechnology will be sent by us into the universe to, as Kurzweil puts it, "wake up the universe".

Against this optimistic backdrop of human and machine evolution, concerns about Kurzweil's predictions are raised by technology experts, philosophers, and commentators. Physician William B. Hurlbut warns of tragedy and views Kurzweil's claims as lacking a more moderate approach necessitated by biological science. AI engineer Ben Goertzel champions the transhumanist vision, but acknowledges the possibility of a dystopian outcome. AI researcher Hugo de Garis warns of a coming "Artilect War", where god-like artificial intellects and those who want to build them, will fight against those who don't. Kevin Warwick, professor of Cybernetics at University of Reading, advocates the benefits of the singularity, but suggests the Terminator scenario could also occur, where humans become subservient to machine and live on a farm, and the singularity is the point where humans lose control to the intelligent machines. Warwick basically spells doom for anyone who is human after the singularity. Dean Kamen observes that advances in technology have finally made immortality a reasonable goal. At the end of the film, Kurzweil states, "if I was asked if god exists, I would say not yet."
Jan 18th, 2016 at 11:06:20 PM PST by
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Another personal thought raised by this documentary:

What is to be human?
Jan 18th, 2016 at 11:23:03 PM PST by
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ah a movie to make you think
Jan 19th, 2016 at 6:34:21 PM PST by
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This subject astonishes me!
Jan 20th, 2016 at 12:10:03 AM PST by
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evolving is what we should all shoot for
Jan 25th, 2016 at 11:24:28 PM PST by
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Yes, evolving...

Compared to the extra terrestrials out there, we are amoebas...

But I also fear for the day robots will take our livelihood...What kind of vicious revolution this will inspire only God knows...

Here's in an article from PBS Newshour of what's to come...

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/google-artificial-intelligence-beats-champion-at-worlds-most-complicated-board-game/

Ray Kurzweil himself predicts not everything is going to be nice and rosy. Only the wealthy elite will have access to intelligent machines while the rest of us, in the new world order, will be the slaves we already are if at all-as most skilled laborers will be replaced with robots.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science-jan-june00-dark_05-10/

One other article about IMMORTALITY (with Ray Kurzweil):

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business-july-dec12-immortal_07-10/

BTW, I missed his appearance at College of the Atlantic several years ago; the pain! By the way, an amazing ecological college!!! If I was a student I would definitely want to partake in the classes but it is hideously expensive too. Not as bad as the Singularity University though!

I am rather ambivalent about the Singularity. I see both the potential and danger.

Hugs and Wags-
Dogs are the BEST <3
Feb 2nd, 2016 at 8:53:58 PM PST by

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