{"product_id":"the-age-of-spiritual-machines-ray-kurzweil-9780140282023","title":"The Age of Spiritual Machines","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Singularity is Nearer \u003c\/i\u003enow offers a framework for envisioning the twenty-first century in \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Spiritual Machines\u003c\/i\u003e--an age in which the marriage of human sensitivity and artificial intelligence fundamentally alters and improves the way we live.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKurzweil's prophetic blueprint for the future takes us through the advances that inexorably result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain by the year 2020 (with human-level capabilities not far behind); in relationships with automated personalities who will be our teachers, companions, and lovers; and in information fed straight into our brains along direct neural pathways. Optimistic and challenging, thought-provoking and engaging, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Spiritual Machines\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate guide on our road into the next century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Kurzweil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140282025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140282023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.02w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 45","brand":"Ray Kurzweil","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047731130623,"sku":"9780140282023","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c47fb5b1-a1ee-418e-ac33-ba2d3af70480.jpg?v=1684991869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-age-of-spiritual-machines-ray-kurzweil-9780140282023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}