The Singularity
Will we survive our Technology
Genres
Overview
Within the coming decades we will be able to create AIs with greater than human intelligence, bio-engineer our species and re-design matter through nanotechnology. How will these technologies change what it means to be human? Director Doug Wolens speaks with leading futurists, computer scientists, artificial intelligence experts, and philosophers who turn over the question like a Rubik’s Cube. Ultimately, if we become more machine-like, and machines more like us, will we sacrifice our humanity to gain something greater? Or will we engineer our own demise? THE SINGULARITY is a comprehensive and insightful documentary film that examines technology’s accelerating rate, and deftly addresses the resulting moral questions.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
2012-11-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7.5
Ray Kurzweil
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Leon Panetta
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Richard A. Clarke
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Bill McKibben
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David Chalmers
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Wolfe Singer
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Christine Peterson
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Christof Koch
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Alison Gopnik
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Peter Norvig
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Ben Goertzel
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
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Barney Pell
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Brad Templeton
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Paul Saffo
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Cynthia Breazeal
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Marshall Brain
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Jonas Lamis
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David Friedman
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Glenn Zorpette
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Peter Voss
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Chris Phoenix
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Andy Clark
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Matt Francis
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