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Mood:
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Plot:
- Writer's LifeMan Versus MachineInventions and DiscoveriesMind and SoulSocietyA.I.Technology Gone AwryComputers and Web more...
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Genres:
- Documentary
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- Contemporary21st Century
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Transcendent Man, 2009
English
USA
Profile of Transcendent Man
The mood of Transcendent Man is thought provoking, offbeat, and captivating. The plot centers around man versus machine, the life of a writer, and society. It is a documentary movie. In approach, Transcendent Man is serious and realistic. It happens in contemporary times. It is based on a book.
Summary of Transcendent Man
Transcendent Man is a documentary film by filmmaker Barry Ptolemy. The film chronicles the life and ideas of Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author of The Singularity is Near. Transcendent Man presents his vision of technological singularity, the point in the future in which technology will be advancing so rapidly that humans will have to enhance themselves with artificial intelligence in order to keep up. Kurzweil predicts the dawning of a new civilization in which humans will no longer be dependent upon their physical bodies, will become infinitely more intelligent, and lose the ability to distinguish between real and virtual reality. Kurzweil believes this will cause human aging and illness to be reversed, world hunger and poverty to be solved, and death to be “cured”. Critics accuse Ray of being too optimistic, and argue that the dangers of the Singularity far outweigh the benefits, pointing out the apocalyptic implications that once machines achieve consciousness, humanity may not be able to control them.
Transcendent Man features discussions with and commentary by over 15 prominent scientific, political, and celebrity figures including Ray Kurzweil, Colin Powell, William Shatner, and Stevie Wonder.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 5 November 2009 |
| Runtime: | 86 min |
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