Singularity - Best books (42 books)

Selection of books about singularity.

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1	Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 20,880 ratings score: 1,889, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil 3.93 avg rating — 12,512 ratings score: 1,087, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Compassionate Guide For Social Robots by Marcel Heerink (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series) by Peter H. Diamandis 4.05 avg rating — 11,623 ratings score: 496, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Singularity is Coming: The Artificial Intelligence Explosion by Tony Thorne (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson 3.91 avg rating — 12,103 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era by James Barrat (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 3,905 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Race Against The Machine by Erik Brynjolfsson 3.91 avg rating — 2,017 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley 3.97 avg rating — 13,420 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Age of Spiritual Machines by Ray Kurzweil 3.90 avg rating — 4,642 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Smarter Than Us: The Rise of Machine Intelligence by Stuart Armstrong 3.77 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization by K. Eric Drexler 3.64 avg rating — 490 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by Ray Kurzweil 3.96 avg rating — 7,783 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Future Crimes by Marc Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 4,388 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Jerry Kaplan (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,255 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World by Pedro Domingos 3.74 avg rating — 6,442 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World by David Deutsch 4.17 avg rating — 9,657 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Intelligence Unbound: The Future of Uploaded and Machine Minds by Russell Blackford (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Transhumanist Reader by Max More (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,381 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell 4.04 avg rating — 4,903 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Singularity Rising: Surviving and Thriving in a Smarter, Richer, and More Dangerous World by James D. Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves by George M. Church 3.79 avg rating — 1,247 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku 4.08 avg rating — 15,491 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever by Ray Kurzweil 3.86 avg rating — 1,427 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	State of Mind 2.0: 11 Lessons of the Most Productive People on the Planet by Christopher A. Pinckley (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Economic Singularity: Artificial intelligence and the death of capitalism by Calum Chace (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 598 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Compassionate Artificial Superintelligence AI 5.0 by Amit Ray 4.73 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever by Ray Kurzweil 3.87 avg rating — 918 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology by Eric Drexler 4.18 avg rating — 933 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	I, Eda: A Novel of the Singularity by Howard R. Price it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines – Thriving with Technology in an Automated Future by Thomas H. Davenport 3.57 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World by Christopher Steiner 3.82 avg rating — 3,633 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 4.18 avg rating — 285,936 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 4,833 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell 4.34 avg rating — 3,831 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Road to Conscious Machines: The Story of AI by Michael Wooldridge 4.17 avg rating — 399 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 572 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That's OK: How to Survive the Economic Collapse and Be Happy by Federico Pistono (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment by Amnon H. Eden (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Sentient Machine: The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence by Amir Husain (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 866 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars