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The Singularity (2012)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ray KurzweilRay KurzweilHimself
  • Photo of Leon PanettaLeon PanettaHimself
  • Photo of Richard A. ClarkeRichard A. ClarkeHimself
  • Photo of Bill McKibbenBill McKibbenHimself
  • Photo of David ChalmersDavid ChalmersHimself
  • Photo of Wolfe SingerWolfe SingerHimself
  • Photo of Christine PetersonChristine PetersonHerself
  • Photo of Christof KochChristof KochHimself
  • Photo of Alison GopnikAlison GopnikHerself
  • Photo of Peter NorvigPeter NorvigHimself

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