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In this visionary and fundamentally optimistic book, the legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition.

'The best person I know at predicting the future of AI' BILL GATES
'A fascinating exploration of our future' YUVAL NOAH HARARI
'Essential reading to understand our exponential…

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1 author picked The Singularity is Nearer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I believe the artificial intelligence Singularity is coming and is super important.

The recent essay by Matt Shumer, Something Big Is Coming, that got 84 million views, highlights that importance. I love futurist author Ray Kurzweil’s book that describes that future. Kurzweil predicts the Singularity will occur in 2045. I believe it may be sooner.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called AI "the single most serious national security threat we've faced in a century, possibly ever." I love how Kurzweil’s book lays out the issues we will face. He predicts AI will expand human intelligence a millionfold and change human…

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