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Comment Re:You know what's exponential? (Score 1) 366

by Xerxesman on Thursday May 07, 2009 @06:26PM (#27868485) Attached to: Ray Kurzweil's Vision of the Singularity, In Movie Form

You know what else is exponential? The universe and it's been growing exponentially for about 13.7 billion years.

Comment When will Transcendent Man be released? (Score 1) 366

by Xerxesman on Thursday May 07, 2009 @02:10AM (#27856139) Attached to: Ray Kurzweil's Vision of the Singularity, In Movie Form

Does anyone here know when Transcendent Man will be coming out in theaters? I must see this film! Please if anyone has any information no matter how insignificant please leave a reply. I've been searching online for hours and there's every kind of information on the film, EXCEPT the release date. I can not wait until it comes out on DVD. If there's a release in just a few cities I will gladly go. Transcendent Man and Ray Kurzweil will change the world forever. Trust me - It will! xm

Ray Kurzweil's Vision of the Singularity, In Movie Form 366

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @03:36PM from the seems-to-invite-some-polite-skepticism dept.

destinyland writes "AI researcher Ben Goertzel peeks at the new Ray Kurzweil movie (Transcendent Man), and gives it 'two nano-enhanced cyberthumbs way, way up!' But in an exchange with Kurzweil after the screening, Goertzel debates the post-human future, asking whether individuality can survive in a machine-augmented brain. The documentary covers radical futurism, but also includes alternate viewpoints. 'Would I build these machines, if I knew there was a strong chance they would destroy humanity?' asks evolvable hardware researcher Hugo de Garis. His answer? 'Yeah.'" Note, the movie is about Kurzweil and futurism, not by Kurzweil. Update: 05/06 20:57 GMT by T : Note, Singularity Hub has a review up, too.

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