The Singularity Is Near
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The Singularity Is Near is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the imminent rise of superintelligent machines and explores the profound technological, social, and philosophical implications of this transformation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Singularity Is Near canonical | 4 |
| The Singularity Is Near (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1216987 — 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 Singularity Is Near Context triple: [Ray Kurzweil, notableWork, The Singularity Is Near]
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The Age of Spiritual Machines
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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B.
Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence is a speculative non-fiction book by James Lovelock that explores a future epoch dominated by superintelligent, self-evolving technologies and their relationship with humanity and the Earth.
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C.
Omega Point
Omega Point is Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s theological-philosophical concept of a final stage of cosmic evolution in which consciousness and the universe converge in ultimate unity with the divine.
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D.
How to Create a Mind
"How to Create a Mind" is a nonfiction book by futurist Ray Kurzweil that explores the workings of human intelligence and proposes designs for advanced artificial intelligence based on the brain’s principles.
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E.
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem is a 2013 dystopian science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, featuring Christoph Waltz as a reclusive computer genius tasked with solving a mysterious mathematical formula that could reveal the meaning—or meaninglessness—of existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Singularity Is Near Target entity description: The Singularity Is Near is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the imminent rise of superintelligent machines and explores the profound technological, social, and philosophical implications of this transformation.
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A.
The Age of Spiritual Machines
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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B.
Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence
Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence is a speculative non-fiction book by James Lovelock that explores a future epoch dominated by superintelligent, self-evolving technologies and their relationship with humanity and the Earth.
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C.
Omega Point
Omega Point is Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s theological-philosophical concept of a final stage of cosmic evolution in which consciousness and the universe converge in ultimate unity with the divine.
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D.
How to Create a Mind
"How to Create a Mind" is a nonfiction book by futurist Ray Kurzweil that explores the workings of human intelligence and proposes designs for advanced artificial intelligence based on the brain’s principles.
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E.
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem is a 2013 dystopian science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, featuring Christoph Waltz as a reclusive computer genius tasked with solving a mysterious mathematical formula that could reveal the meaning—or meaninglessness—of existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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futurist book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ray Kurzweil ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
exponential growth of computation
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merging of biological and non-biological intelligence ⓘ radical human life extension ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
economic implications of automation
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human–machine convergence ⓘ philosophical implications of technological singularity ⓘ social implications of advanced AI ⓘ |
| followedBy | How to Create a Mind ⓘ |
| genre |
futurology
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popular science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Singularity Is Near
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Singularity Is Near (film)
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| influenced | public discourse on AI and the future ⓘ |
| inSeries | Ray Kurzweil futurism works ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0670033847 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780670033843 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | CB478 .K87 2005 ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the concept of the technological singularity ⓘ |
| notableIdea | law of accelerating returns ⓘ |
| oclcNumber | 57430532 ⓘ |
| pages | 652 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Age of Spiritual Machines ⓘ |
| prediction |
imminent technological singularity
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rise of superintelligent machines ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| subject |
artificial intelligence
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biotechnology ⓘ ethics of technology ⓘ exponential technological growth ⓘ future studies ⓘ human–computer integration ⓘ life extension ⓘ machine intelligence ⓘ nanotechnology ⓘ technological singularity ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| timeframeClaimedForSingularity | mid-21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Singularity Is Near Description of subject: The Singularity Is Near is a futurist book by Ray Kurzweil that predicts the imminent rise of superintelligent machines and explores the profound technological, social, and philosophical implications of this transformation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Singularity Is Near (film)