The Age of Spiritual Machines
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The Age of Spiritual Machines is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on human society and consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Age of Spiritual Machines canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1216986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Age of Spiritual Machines Context triple: [Ray Kurzweil, notableWork, The Age of Spiritual Machines]
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A.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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B.
Society of Mind
Society of Mind is a seminal book by Marvin Minsky that proposes a theory of human intelligence as emerging from the interactions of many simple, non-intelligent agents within the mind.
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C.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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D.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
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E.
The Sciences of the Artificial
The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Age of Spiritual Machines Target entity description: The Age of Spiritual Machines is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on human society and consciousness.
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A.
As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
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B.
Society of Mind
Society of Mind is a seminal book by Marvin Minsky that proposes a theory of human intelligence as emerging from the interactions of many simple, non-intelligent agents within the mind.
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C.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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D.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
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E.
The Sciences of the Artificial
The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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futurist book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ray Kurzweil ⓘ |
| basedOnTheory | law of accelerating returns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
overly optimistic predictions
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technological determinism ⓘ |
| describes |
scenarios for human life in 2020s
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scenarios for human life in 2030s ⓘ scenarios for human life in 2040s ⓘ |
| follows | The Age of Intelligent Machines ⓘ |
| genre |
futurology
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-670-88217-2 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Singularity Is Near ⓘ |
| influenced |
public discourse on AI
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transhumanist thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
e-book
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print ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
non-biological intelligence
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reverse engineering the brain ⓘ spiritual machines ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| predicts |
computers matching human intelligence
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exponential growth of computation ⓘ human consciousness in machines ⓘ merging of humans and machines ⓘ nanotechnology-based medicine ⓘ widespread virtual reality ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| structure | chronological future scenarios ⓘ |
| subject |
artificial intelligence
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computing power ⓘ consciousness ⓘ future of humanity ⓘ human–machine integration ⓘ mind uploading ⓘ technological singularity ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
futurists
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general audience ⓘ technology enthusiasts ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Age of Spiritual Machines Description of subject: The Age of Spiritual Machines is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impact on human society and consciousness.
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